Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Hardy Farmer, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Hardy Farmer registered to vote in Fayette County on August 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Fayette County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Hardy Farmer

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Hardy Farmer
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Fayette County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette 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 40 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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