Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Hero Mead, Liberty County, Texas, 1867

Hero Mead registered to vote in Liberty County on August 23, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Liberty County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Hero Mead
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Liberty County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 23, 1867
Signature, as written
"Sam, his x mark, Jacob"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Liberty County highlighted
Liberty 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 8 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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