Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Powell, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Henry Powell registered to vote in Galveston County on June 7, 1867. He reported 23 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 23 years
- In Texas
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
- 22 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
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Elsewhere in Texas
In Galveston County
Henry Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Powell
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Galveston County
- 2 months
- Years in Texas before Galveston County
- 22 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
22 yearsHenry Powell reported 22 years more in Texas than in Galveston County.
Other freedmen named Powell in Galveston County
- Thomas J Powellreached Texas about 1847
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 5
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 7 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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