Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Langford, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

William Langford registered to vote in Hunt County on July 20, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 10 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

William Langford

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Langford
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Hunt County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Hunt County
11 years
Signature, as written
"Wm X Sanford " ""
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

William Langford reported 11 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.

Langfords elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Langford 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 4 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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