Hardin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Smith, Hardin County, Texas, 1867

Moses Smith registered to vote in Hardin County on July 24, 1867. He reported Georgia 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Hardin County, Texas
Georgia
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

Moses Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Smith
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Hardin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Hardin County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
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

Moses Smith 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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