Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James L. Bradshaw, Hill County, Texas, 1867

James L. Bradshaw registered to vote in Hill County on August 7, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Hill County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hill County

James L. Bradshaw

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James L. Bradshaw
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Towash
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
4 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 6 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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