Refugio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Elliott, Refugio County, Texas, 1867

Henry Elliott registered to vote in Refugio County on July 26, 1867. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Refugio County registered 39 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Refugio County, Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Elliott
County of registration
Refugio County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 26, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Refugio County highlighted
Refugio County on the 1870 county map

Elliotts elsewhere in Texas

All 17 freedmen named Elliott in Texas

Variations of Elliott

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 Refugio County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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