Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Adam Camorin, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Adam Camorin registered to vote in Hill County on August 19, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 8 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Hill County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hill County

Adam Camorin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Adam Camorin
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Towash
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Hill County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Years in Texas before Hill County
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

Adam Camorin reported 8 years more in Texas than in Hill County.

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 9 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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