Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Hodges, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

James Hodges registered to vote in Harrison County on August 5, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 1 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

James Hodges

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Hodges
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Harrison County
13 years
Signature, as written
"J. Hodges"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

James Hodges reported 13 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Other freedmen named Hodges in Harrison County

Hodgeses elsewhere in Texas

All 19 freedmen named Hodges in Texas

Variations of Hodges

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 58 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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