Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Haley, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Charles Haley registered to vote in Hunt County on July 29, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 5 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

Charles Haley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Haley
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Hunt County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Hunt County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Charles Haley"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Charles Haley reported 3 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.

Variations of Haley

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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