Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Hollins, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Moses Hollins registered to vote in Harrison County on July 9, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 21 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Harrison County

Moses Hollins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Hollins
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
11
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 9, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Harrison County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Harrison County
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

Moses Hollins reported 20 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.

Variations of Hollins

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

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