Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Hines, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Charles Hines registered to vote in Bexar County on July 2, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Charles Hines

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Hines
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 2, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar 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 2 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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