Hood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Alison, Hood County, Texas, 1867

Jack Alison registered to vote in Hood County on August 23, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hood County registered 25 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Hood County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Alison
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Hood County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 23, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hood County highlighted
Hood County on the 1870 county map

Alisons elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Alison in Texas

Variations of Alison

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 3 of the Hood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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