Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Hall, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

John Hall registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

John Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Hall
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hall in Galveston County

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 92 freedmen named Hall 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 45 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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