Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Polk, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Henry Polk registered to vote in Hunt County on July 27, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hunt County

Henry Polk

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Polk
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Hunt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Henry Post"
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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