Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Hill, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Henry Hill registered to vote in Shelby County on August 21, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Shelby County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Henry Hill

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Hill
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Shelby County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"Henry his X mark Hill"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hill in Shelby County

  • James Hillborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
  • Moses Hillborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1847

Hills elsewhere in Texas

All 132 freedmen named Hill in Texas

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 14 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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