Freestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Henry, Freestone County, Texas, 1867

David Henry registered to vote in Freestone County on August 2, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Freestone County registered 960 freedmen in 1867, 54% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Freestone County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Freestone County

David Henry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Henry
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Freestone County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 2, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Freestone County highlighted
Freestone County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Henry in Freestone County

Henrys elsewhere in Texas

All 98 freedmen named Henry in Texas

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 14 of the Freestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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