Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Hart, Wood County, Texas, 1867

William Hart registered to vote in Wood County on July 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 9 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Wood County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

William Hart

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Hart
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Wood County
9 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Wood County
2 years
Signature, as written
"William his x mark Nash"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

William Hart reported 2 years more in Texas than in Wood County.

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 3 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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