Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Smith Austin, Hill County, Texas, 1869

Smith Austin registered to vote in Hill County on November 17, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Hill County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hill County

Smith Austin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Smith Austin
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Hill County
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill 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 17 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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