Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Parker, Hill County, Texas, 1869

William Parker registered to vote in Hill County on November 24, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Hill County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hill County

William Parker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Parker
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Hill County
1 year
Years in Texas before Hill County
3 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

3 years

William Parker reported 3 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 20 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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