Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Willis Mathis, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Willis Mathis registered to vote in Hill County on August 29, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Hill County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Hill County

Willis Mathis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Willis Mathis
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
White Rock
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

Mathises elsewhere in Texas

All 9 freedmen named Mathis in Texas

Variations of Mathis

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

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