Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Milas, Hunt County, Texas, 1867
John Milas registered to vote in Hunt County on July 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Hunt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hunt County registered 149 freedmen in 1867, 12% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Hunt County
John Milas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Milas
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Hunt County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Hunt County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Miles"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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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