Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry W. James, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Henry W. James registered to vote in Hopkins County on July 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Hopkins County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hopkins County registered 282 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Born in South Carolina, registered in Hopkins County, Texas

South Carolina
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1859
Reached Texas

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Henry W. James

Texas

Name: Henry W. James
Place of birth: South Carolina
County of registration: Hopkins County
Precinct: 7
Registered: July 22, 1867
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Hopkins County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Naturalized, how: "became E US citizen"
Naturalized, when: "in 1855"
Naturalized, where: "New York"
Signature, as written: "Henry H. James"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Hopkins County on the 1870 county map

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All 91 freedmen named James 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 3 of the Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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