Atascosa County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry A. Lincoln, Atascosa County, Texas, 1867

Henry A. Lincoln registered to vote in Atascosa County on July 18, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Atascosa County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
25 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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In Atascosa County

Henry A. Lincoln

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry A. Lincoln
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Atascosa County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Atascosa County
25 years
Years in the precinct
25 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Atascosa County highlighted
Atascosa 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 5 of the Atascosa County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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