Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Henry, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Henry registered to vote in Harrison County on July 11, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Harrison County
John Henry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Henry
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- July 11, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Henry in Harrison County
- Joseph Henryborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1865
- William Henryborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
Henrys 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 24 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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