Hays County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elbert McKie, Hays County, Texas, 1867

Elbert McKie registered to vote in Hays County. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hays County registered 197 freedmen in 1867, 32% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Hays County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elbert McKie
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Hays County
Precinct
1
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Hays County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hays County highlighted
Hays 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 14 of the Hays County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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