Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Lee, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
George Lee registered to vote in Henderson County on July 27, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Henderson County. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Henderson County
George Lee
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Lee
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Geo Lee"
Lees elsewhere in Texas
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 Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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