Sabine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Halbert, Sabine County, Texas, 1868

William Halbert registered to vote in Sabine County on November 29, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Sabine County. Sabine County registered 10 freedmen in 1867, 1% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Sabine County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Sabine County

William Halbert

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Halbert
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Sabine County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 29, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Sabine County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Sabine County highlighted
Sabine 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 16 of the Sabine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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