Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Daniels, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Daniels registered to vote in Hunt County on July 13, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 7 of them in Hunt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hunt County registered 149 freedmen in 1867, 12% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Hunt County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

Joseph Daniels

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Daniels
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Hunt County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Years in Texas before Hunt County
14 years
Signature, as written
"Joseph Daniels"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Joseph Daniels reported 14 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.

Variations of Daniels

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 2 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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