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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Wilson County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wilson County

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

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

Gabriel 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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