Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Richie, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Jack Richie registered to vote in Hill County on August 19, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 3 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Hill County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hill County

Jack Richie

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Richie
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Richland
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

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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