Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Manuel Hunt, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Manuel Hunt registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 10, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Manuel Hunt

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Manuel Hunt
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
September 10, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Brazoria County
5 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 Hunt in Brazoria County

Hunts elsewhere in Texas

All 20 freedmen named Hunt 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 33 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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