Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Scott, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Henry Scott registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 7, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Henry Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Scott
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- September 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Scott in Brazoria County
- Alexander Scottborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1856
- Archibald Scottborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Colbert Scottborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1851
- David B. Scottborn in Illinois
- Edmond Scottborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1865
Scotts elsewhere 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 32 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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