Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Lewis, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Robert Lewis registered to vote in Hunt County on July 29, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hunt County

Robert Lewis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Lewis
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
11
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Hunt County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Signature, as written
"Robert Lewis"
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 10 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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