Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Burley, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867

Henry Burley registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 7, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
about 1860
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Kaufman County

Henry Burley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Burley
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Kaufman County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Kaufman County
6 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Runley"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

Henry Burley reported 6 years more in Texas than in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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