Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Hodges, Denton County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Hodges registered to vote in Denton County on August 17, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 4 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Denton County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Denton County

Joseph Hodges

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Hodges
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Denton County
4 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Denton County
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Joseph Hodges reported 1 year more in Texas than in Denton County.

Variations of Hodges

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 13 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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