Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Prince Hooton, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Prince Hooton registered to vote in Hopkins County on August 9, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 8 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hopkins County

Prince Hooton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Prince Hooton
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 9, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Hopkins County
8 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Hopkins County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Prince x Morton"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hopkins County highlighted
Hopkins County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Prince Hooton reported 1 year 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 20 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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