Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Emanuel Bembrick, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Emanuel Bembrick registered to vote in Hopkins County on August 20, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hopkins County

Emanuel Bembrick

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Emanuel Bembrick
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Hopkins County
4 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Emanuel Barnhill"
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 29 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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