Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Louis Richardson, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Louis Richardson registered to vote in Hill County on July 17, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Hill County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hill County

Louis Richardson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Louis Richardson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
White Rock
Registered
July 17, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Hill County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Richardson

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

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