Hardin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Marshall Garrett, Hardin County, Texas, 1867

Marshall Garrett registered to vote in Hardin County on August 8, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 8 of them in Hardin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hardin County registered 41 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Hardin County
Texas
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
17 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hardin County

Marshall Garrett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Marshall Garrett
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Hardin County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Hardin County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Years in Texas before Hardin County
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hardin County highlighted
Hardin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

17 years

Marshall Garrett reported 17 years more in Texas than in Hardin County.

Variations of Garrett

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 4 of the Hardin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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