Atascosa County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Dickenson, Atascosa County, Texas, 1867

Henry Dickenson registered to vote in Atascosa County on July 18, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Atascosa County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Atascosa County registered 30 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Atascosa County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Atascosa County

Henry Dickenson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Dickenson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Atascosa County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Atascosa County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Atascosa County highlighted
Atascosa County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Dickenson

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 4 of the Atascosa County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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