Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Hodges, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
George Hodges registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 13, 1867. He reported 32 years in Texas, 22 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 32 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
- about 1835
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1835 to 1870
George Hodges
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Hodges
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 32 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 22 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsGeorge Hodges reported 10 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Hodges in Gonzales County
- Anderson Hodgesreached Texas about 1845
- Charles Hodgesreached Texas about 1851
- Frederick Hodgesreached Texas about 1836
- Henry Hodgesreached Texas about 1837
- Joe Hodgesreached Texas about 1853
Hodgeses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Hodges
- Hodge 28
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 6 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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