Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bowlin Zollicoffer, Hill County, Texas, 1867

Bowlin Zollicoffer registered to vote in Hill County on July 25, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Hill County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Hill County

Bowlin Zollicoffer

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bowlin Zollicoffer
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
White Rock
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Hill County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Zollicoffer in Hill County

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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