Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Hodge, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
William Hodge registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 31, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 32 years in Texas, 20 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 32 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1835
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1835 to 1870
William Hodge
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Hodge
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 32 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Years in Texas before Brazoria County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsWilliam Hodge reported 12 years more in Texas than in Brazoria County.
Hodges elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Hodge
- Hodges 19
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 Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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