Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Swansten, Galveston County, Texas, 1869
Henry Swansten registered to vote in Galveston County on November 24, 1869. He reported France as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Served the US during the War" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- France
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Henry Swansten
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Swansten
- Place of birth
- France
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Served the US during the War"
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 65 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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