Hood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Muse, Hood County, Texas, 1867

John Muse registered to vote in Hood County. He reported Mississippi 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Hood County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Muse
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Hood County
Precinct
2
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 4 of the Hood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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