Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Hooker, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1868

Samuel Hooker registered to vote in Van Zandt County on January 30, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 4 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Van Zandt County
Texas
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

Samuel Hooker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Hooker
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Van Zandt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
3 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

3 years

Samuel Hooker reported 3 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

Hookers elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Hooker 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 18 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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