Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Smith, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Peter Smith registered to vote in Hunt County on July 31, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hunt County

Peter Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Smith
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Hunt County
3 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Peter Smith"
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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