Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Cezar Hoddridge, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Cezar Hoddridge registered to vote in Hopkins County on August 5, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Hopkins County

Cezar Hoddridge

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Cezar Hoddridge
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Hopkins County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Cesar x Woodridge"
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 15 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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