Parker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Rixey, Parker County, Texas, 1867

Henry Rixey registered to vote in Parker County on July 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 1 of them in Parker County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Parker County registered 81 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Parker County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Parker County

Henry Rixey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Rixey
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Parker County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Parker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Parker County
9 years
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Parker County highlighted
Parker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

Henry Rixey reported 9 years more in Texas than in Parker County.

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 2 of the Parker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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