Kerr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mike Hines, Kerr County, Texas, 1867

Mike Hines registered to vote in Kerr County on August 16, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Kerr County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kerr County registered 18 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Kerr County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Kerr County

Mike Hines

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mike Hines
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Kerr County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Kerr County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
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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