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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Hunt County, Texas
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"
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 11 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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