Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John W. Peney, Hill County, Texas, 1869
John W. Peney registered to vote in Hill County on November 25, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
John W. Peney
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John W. Peney
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Hill County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Hill County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Hill County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsJohn W. Peney reported 9 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 21 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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