Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ben Hendrick, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Ben Hendrick registered to vote in Fayette County on July 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Born in South Carolina, registered in Fayette County, Texas

South Carolina
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Fayette County

Ben Hendrick

Texas

Name: Ben Hendrick
Place of birth: South Carolina
County of registration: Fayette County
Registered: July 20, 1867
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Fayette County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Hendricks elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Hendrick in Texas

Variations of Hendrick

Hendricks 14

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 18 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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