Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George W. Tate, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

George W. Tate registered to vote in Hunt County on August 5, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 10 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Hunt County
Texas
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

George W. Tate

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George W. Tate
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Hunt County
10 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Hunt County
10 years
Signature, as written
"George H. Tate"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

George W. Tate reported 10 years more in Texas than 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 13 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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