Karnes County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Podder, Karnes County, Texas, 1867

Henry Podder registered to vote in Karnes County on July 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Karnes County registered 46 freedmen in 1867, 14% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Karnes County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Karnes County

Henry Podder

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Podder
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Karnes County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Karnes County highlighted
Karnes County on the 1870 county map

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 3 of the Karnes County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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