Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Moore, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

Henry Moore registered to vote in Wilson County on July 16, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Wilson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wilson County

Henry Moore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Moore
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
2
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 16, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Wilson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Wilson County
11 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

11 years

Henry Moore reported 11 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 3 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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