Blanco County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Hinds, Blanco County, Texas, 1869

Samuel Hinds registered to vote in Blanco County on Nov. 24 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Blanco County registered 9 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Blanco County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Blanco County

Samuel Hinds

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Hinds
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Blanco County
Precinct
1
Registered
Nov. 24 1869
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Blanco County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Blanco County highlighted
Blanco 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 5 of the Blanco County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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