Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Taylor, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

James Taylor registered to vote in Fannin County on July 13, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Fannin County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fannin County

James Taylor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Taylor
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Fannin County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fannin County highlighted
Fannin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Taylor in Fannin County

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All 259 freedmen named Taylor in Texas

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 3 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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