Hays County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Spencer, Hays County, Texas, 1867

George Spencer registered to vote in Hays County. He reported Tennessee 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Hays County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

186018621864186618681870
In Hays County

George Spencer

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Spencer
Place of birth
Tennessee
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

Other freedmen named Spencer in Hays County

Spencers elsewhere in Texas

All 40 freedmen named Spencer in Texas

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 Hays County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Hays County, Texas

Hays County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Hays CountyThe Spencer name in TexasBorn in TennesseeSearch Hays County by name

George Spencer, Hays County, Texas, 1867 | Enslaved Texas