Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Lanfield, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Lanfield registered to vote in Hill County on August 30, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 7 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Hill County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hill County

Joseph Lanfield

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Lanfield
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Coxville
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Hill County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Years in Texas before Hill County
4 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

4 years

Joseph Lanfield reported 4 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 14 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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