Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Hollerman, Galveston County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Hollerman registered to vote in Galveston County on June 15, 1867. He reported 26 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 Texas marked
Registered in Galveston County, Texas
26 years
In Texas
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Lewis Hollerman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Hollerman
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
1
Registered
June 15, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

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

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