Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Hall, Nueces County, Texas, 1867

David Hall registered to vote in Nueces County on June 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 2 of them in Nueces County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Nueces County registered 69 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Nueces County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas
24 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Nueces County

David Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Hall
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
June 22, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Nueces County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Nueces County
24 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Nueces County highlighted
Nueces County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

24 years

David Hall reported 24 years more in Texas than in Nueces 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 2 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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