Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Brown, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Brown registered to vote in Hill County on July 18, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Hill County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Hill County

Joseph Brown

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Brown
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Hillsboro
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
8 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 2 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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