Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robt Duff, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Robt Duff registered to vote in Hill County on August 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Hill County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Hill County

Robt Duff

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robt Duff
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Towash
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Hill County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 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 5 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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