Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Green Teel, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Green Teel registered to vote in Hill County on August 7, 1867. He reported North Carolina 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Hill County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Hill County

Green Teel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Green Teel
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Covington
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Hill County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 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 6 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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