Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Philmore Hamlin, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867

Philmore Hamlin registered to vote in Bastrop County on September 28, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Bastrop County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bastrop County

Philmore Hamlin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Philmore Hamlin
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Bastrop County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop 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 39 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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