Hardin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Hiram Hathhon, Hardin County, Texas, 1867

Hiram Hathhon registered to vote in Hardin County on July 24, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 4 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Hardin County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hardin County

Hiram Hathhon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Hiram Hathhon
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Hardin County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Hardin County
4 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Hardin County
3 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

3 years

Hiram Hathhon reported 3 years more in Texas than in Hardin County.

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

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