Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John W. Gibbs, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

John W. Gibbs registered to vote in Hunt County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 1 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas
18 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

John W. Gibbs

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John W. Gibbs
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Hunt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Hunt County
18 years
Signature, as written
"John W. Gibbs"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

18 years

John W. Gibbs reported 18 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 22 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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