Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Stephens, Hill County, Texas, 1867

George Stephens registered to vote in Hill County on August 7, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 12 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Hill County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hill County

George Stephens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Stephens
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Hillsboro
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Hill County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Hill County
2 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

2 years

George Stephens reported 2 years more in Texas than in Hill County.

Variations of Stephens

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

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