Hays County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Monroe Mulky, Hays County, Texas, 1867

Monroe Mulky registered to vote in Hays County. He reported Arkansas 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Hays County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Monroe Mulky
Place of birth
Arkansas
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 15 of the Hays County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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