Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Hogan, Fayette County, Texas, 1869

John Hogan registered to vote in Fayette County on November 20, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Fayette County

John Hogan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Hogan
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Fayette County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hogan in Fayette County

Hogans elsewhere in Texas

All 5 freedmen named Hogan 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 63 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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