Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dallas Hooper, Chambers County, Texas, 1868

Dallas Hooper registered to vote in Chambers County on February 11, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Dallas Hooper

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dallas Hooper
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
February 11, 1868
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Chambers County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"D. Myers"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers 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 6 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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