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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Montague County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Montague County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Montague County highlighted
Montague County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

William Herndon reported 3 years more in Texas than in Montague County.

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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