Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Oquinn, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Henry Oquinn registered to vote in Angelina County on August 17, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 26 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1840
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

Henry Oquinn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Oquinn
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Place of residence
Angelina County
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Angelina County
26 years
Years in Texas before Angelina County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Henry Oquinn reported 1 year more in Texas than in Angelina 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 4 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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