Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Rollins, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Henry Rollins registered to vote in Hopkins County on July 19, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 1 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hopkins County

Henry Rollins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Rollins
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Hopkins County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Hopkins County
10 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Rollins"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hopkins County highlighted
Hopkins County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Henry Rollins reported 10 years more in Texas than in Hopkins 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 2 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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