Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Moffit, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

John Moffit registered to vote in Hunt County on July 30, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Hunt County

John Moffit

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Moffit
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Hunt County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Signature, as written
"John M. Moffet"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Moffit in Hunt County

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

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