Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Carrol, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

John Carrol registered to vote in Hunt County on July 13, 1867. He reported New York as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Hunt County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Hunt County registered 149 freedmen in 1867, 12% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with New York and Texas marked
Born in New York, registered in Hunt County, Texas
New York
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Hunt County

John Carrol

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Carrol
Place of birth
New York
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Hunt County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Signature, as written
"John his X mark Carrol"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Carrol

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. Hunt County's entries fill 31 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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