Montague County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Herndon, Montague County, Texas, 1867
William Herndon registered to vote in Montague County on July 22, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 5 of them in Montague County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Montague County registered 5 freedmen in 1867, 2% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
William Herndon
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Herndon
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Montague County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Montague County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Montague County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsWilliam Herndon reported 3 years more in Texas than in Montague County.
Herndons elsewhere in Texas
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 Montague County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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