Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Hall, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

William Hall registered to vote in Galveston County on January 30, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Galveston County

William Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Hall
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Galveston County
3 months
Years in the precinct
2 months
Years in Texas before Galveston County
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

William Hall reported 6 years more in Texas than in Galveston County.

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 49 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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