Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Sneed, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Henry Sneed registered to vote in Hill County on July 23, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Born in Mississippi, registered in Hill County, Texas

Mississippi
Birthplace: 15 years
In Texas: 15 years
In the county: about 1852
Reached Texas

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Henry Sneed

Texas

Name: Henry Sneed
Place of birth: Mississippi
County of registration: Hill County
Precinct: White Rock
Registered: July 23, 1867
Years in Texas: 15 years
Years in Hill County: 15 years
Years in the precinct: 15 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Hill County on the 1870 county map

Sneeds elsewhere in Texas

All 14 freedmen named Sneed 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 3 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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