Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Hery William, Hill County, Texas, 1867
Hery William registered to vote in Hill County on August 31, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Hill County
Hery William
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Hery William
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Hill County
- Precinct
- Covington
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Hill County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Williams elsewhere in Texas
Variations of William
- Williams 560
- Williamson 30
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 14 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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