Freestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Henry, Freestone County, Texas, 1867

William Henry registered to vote in Freestone County on September 23, 1867. He reported Virginia 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Freestone County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Freestone County

William Henry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Henry
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Freestone County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 23, 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 31 of the Freestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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