Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Cook, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

William Cook registered to vote in Hopkins County on July 19, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hopkins County

William Cook

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Cook
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Hopkins County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Signature, as written
"Sanders Woods"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hopkins County highlighted
Hopkins 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 2 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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