Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Franklin, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

John Franklin registered to vote in Hopkins County on August 10, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 18 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
19 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hopkins County

John Franklin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Franklin
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Hopkins County
18 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Hopkins County
1 year
Signature, as written
"George x Bridges"
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

John Franklin 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 21 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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