Limestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Holly, Limestone County, Texas, 1867

Stephen Holly registered to vote in Limestone County on July 15, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Limestone County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Limestone County registered 368 freedmen in 1867, 33% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Limestone County, Texas
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Limestone County

Stephen Holly

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Holly
County of registration
Limestone County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 15, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Limestone County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Signature, as written
"Stephen Kelly"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Limestone County highlighted
Limestone 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 1 of the Limestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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