Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Gabriel Henrics, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
Gabriel Henrics registered to vote in Wilson County on July 10, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 3 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Gabriel Henrics
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Gabriel Henrics
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsGabriel Henrics reported 9 years more in Texas than in Wilson 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 Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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