DeWitt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Hawkins, DeWitt County, Texas, 1869

George Hawkins registered to vote in DeWitt County on November 25, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in DeWitt County. DeWitt County registered 364 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in DeWitt County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In DeWitt County

George Hawkins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Hawkins
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
DeWitt County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in DeWitt County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with DeWitt County highlighted
DeWitt 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 26 of the DeWitt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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