Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Wood, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Henry Wood registered to vote in Angelina County on August 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 4 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

Henry Wood

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Wood
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Angelina County
4 years
Years in Texas before Angelina County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Henry Wood reported 3 years more in Texas than in Angelina County.

Variations of Wood

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 11 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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