Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Scott Hunter, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Scott Hunter registered to vote in Wood County on July 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Wood County. 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
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

1859186018621864186618681870
In Wood County

Scott Hunter

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Scott Hunter
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Wood County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Signature, as written
"Scott his X mark Hunter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood 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 4 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Wood County, Texas

Wood County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Wood CountyThe Hunter name in TexasBorn in GeorgiaSearch Wood County by name