Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Hilliard, Liberty County, Texas, 1867

Andrew Hilliard registered to vote in Liberty County on September 27, 1867. He reported Mississippi 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Liberty County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Hilliard
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Liberty County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 27, 1867
Signature, as written
"Andrew, his x mark, Halliburton"
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 15 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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