Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Henry, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867

James Henry registered to vote in Gonzales County on September 28, 1867. He reported 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Gonzales County, Texas
8 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Gonzales County

James Henry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Henry
County of registration
Gonzales County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Gonzales County highlighted
Gonzales County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Henry in Gonzales 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 38 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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