Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Hill, Austin County, Texas, 1867

George Hill registered to vote in Austin County on September 4, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Austin County, Texas
Alabama
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 Austin County

George Hill

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Hill
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
September 4, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Austin County
14 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 Hill in Austin County

  • Daniel Hillborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1850
  • J. T. Hillborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1840
  • James Hillborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
  • Joesph Hillborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1843
  • John Hillborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845

Hills elsewhere in Texas

All 132 freedmen named Hill 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 44 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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