Hood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

H. McEwen, Hood County, Texas, 1867

H. McEwen registered to vote in Hood County. 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 Texas marked
Registered in Hood County, Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
H. McEwen
County of registration
Hood County
Precinct
5
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hood County highlighted
Hood 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 13 of the Hood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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