Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henderson Stramler, Fayette County, Texas, 1869

Henderson Stramler registered to vote in Fayette County on November 19, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Henderson Stramler

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henderson Stramler
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Fayette County
19 years
Years in the precinct
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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

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