Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Miller, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Moses Miller registered to vote in Houston County on July 23, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Houston County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Houston County

Moses Miller

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Miller
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Houston County
19 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Moses L. Miller"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston 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 3 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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