Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Hallmark, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1868

Charles Hallmark registered to vote in Van Zandt County on January 27, 1868. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

Charles Hallmark

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Hallmark
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Van Zandt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

Charles Hallmark reported 20 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

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 17 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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