Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Holley, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Henry Holley registered to vote in Hill County on August 5, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Hill County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Hill County

Henry Holley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Holley
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Aquilla
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
13 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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