Kerr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Hall, Kerr County, Texas, 1867

Robert Hall registered to vote in Kerr County on August 12, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Kerr County. The registrar wrote "Colored. J [joined?] U.S.A. in 1862" beside his name. Kerr County registered 18 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Kerr County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Kerr County

Robert Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Hall
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Kerr County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Kerr County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored. J [joined?] U.S.A. in 1862"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kerr County highlighted
Kerr 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 2 of the Kerr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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