Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Morgan, Hunt County, Texas, 1869

Isaac Morgan registered to vote in Hunt County on November 26, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Time in Sate and county/precinct do not compute" 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
4 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hunt County

Isaac Morgan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Morgan
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Hunt County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Signature, as written
"George L. Morgan"
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Time in Sate and county/precinct do not compute"
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 30 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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