Hidalgo County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Singletery, Hidalgo County, Texas, 1867

Samuel Singletery registered to vote in Hidalgo County on July 18, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Hidalgo County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Hidalgo County registered 11 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Hidalgo County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Hidalgo County

Samuel Singletery

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Singletery
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Hidalgo County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Hidalgo County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hidalgo County highlighted
Hidalgo 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 1 of the Hidalgo County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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