Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Daniel Rodgers, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Daniel Rodgers registered to vote in Hunt County on July 27, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hunt County

Daniel Rodgers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Daniel Rodgers
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Hunt County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Daniel Rodgers"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt 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 9 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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