Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Willis Hall, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Willis Hall registered to vote in Austin County on July 24, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Austin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Willis Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Willis Hall
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Austin County
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hall in Austin County

  • Bob Hallborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1867
  • Daniel Hallborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
  • Esau Hallborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1867
  • Isaac Hallborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1867
  • Jesse Hallborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1847

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 92 freedmen named Hall in Texas

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 7 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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