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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Hill County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

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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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

Variations of William

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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