Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Edwards, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Edwards registered to vote in Hunt County on July 27, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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
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 Hunt County

Joseph Edwards

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Edwards
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Hunt County
4 years
Years in the precinct
9 months
Signature, as written
"Joseph Edunes"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Edwardses elsewhere in Texas

All 94 freedmen named Edwards in Texas

Variations of Edwards

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

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