Montague County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Vincin, Montague County, Texas, 1867

Henry Vincin registered to vote in Montague County on August 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 26 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Montague County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas
21 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Montague County

Henry Vincin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Vincin
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Montague County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Montague County
5 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Montague County
21 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

21 years

Henry Vincin reported 21 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 3 of the Montague County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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