Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Barfield, Hill County, Texas, 1867

John Barfield registered to vote in Hill County on August 7, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Hill County

John Barfield

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Barfield
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Hillsboro
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Hill County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 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 7 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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