Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Hill, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Nelson Hill registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 12, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Nelson Hill

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Hill
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Brazoria County
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hill in Brazoria County

  • Anthony Hillborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
  • George Hillborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1861
  • Henry Hillborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
  • Willis Hillborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857

Hills elsewhere in Texas

All 132 freedmen named Hill in Texas

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 15 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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