Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Oliver, Hill County, Texas, 1867

James Oliver registered to vote in Hill County on August 21, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 13 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Hill County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hill County

James Oliver

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Oliver
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Covington
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Hill County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Years in Texas before Hill County
2 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

2 years

James Oliver reported 2 years more in Texas than in Hill County.

Olivers elsewhere in Texas

All 42 freedmen named Oliver in Texas

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

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