Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Carter, Hill County, Texas, 1868

Charles Carter registered to vote in Hill County on January 31, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Hill County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Hill County

Charles Carter

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Carter
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Covington
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Hill County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 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 16 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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