Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Henderson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
James Henderson registered to vote in Harrison County on August 6, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 9 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
James Henderson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Henderson
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "J. L. Henderson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsJames Henderson reported 6 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Henderson in Harrison County
- Calvin Hendersonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- David Hendersonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
- Jack Hendersonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Jerry Hendersonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Kiah Hendersonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1865
Hendersons 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 59 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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