Starr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Rogers, Starr County, Texas, 1867

Henry Rogers registered to vote in Starr County on July 17, 1867. He reported Charleston, South Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Starr County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Starr County registered 7 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, registered in Starr County, Texas
Charleston, South Carolina
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Starr County

Henry Rogers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Rogers
Place of birth
Charleston, South Carolina
County of registration
Starr County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Rio Grande City
Registered
July 17, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Starr County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Starr County highlighted
Starr 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 1 of the Starr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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