Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Hall, Williamson County, Texas, 1868

Moses Hall registered to vote in Williamson County on January 28, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Williamson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Williamson County

Moses Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Hall
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Williamson County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Williamson County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Naturalized, how
"Clerk of Dist. Court"
Naturalized, when
"April 15th, 1858."
Naturalized, where
"New York City, State of New York."
Signature, as written
"Wm. Blackwood"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Williamson County highlighted
Williamson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hall in Williamson County

  • Frank Hallborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
  • Henry Hallborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 106 freedmen named Hall in Texas

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 20 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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