Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Hiram Spears, Collin County, Texas, 1869

Hiram Spears registered to vote in Collin County on Nov. 20 1869. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Collin County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Collin County

Hiram Spears

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Hiram Spears
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Nov. 20 1869
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Collin County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin 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 42 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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