Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Winfrey, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

James Winfrey registered to vote in Hopkins County on July 18, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 5 of them in Hopkins County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hopkins County registered 282 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hopkins County

James Winfrey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Winfrey
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Hopkins County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Years in Texas before Hopkins County
5 years
Signature, as written
"James Winfrey"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hopkins County highlighted
Hopkins County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

James Winfrey reported 5 years more in Texas than in Hopkins County.

Winfreys elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Winfrey 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 1 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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