Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Latimore, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Henry Latimore registered to vote in Wood County on July 26, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Wood County. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Wood County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Wood County

Henry Latimore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Latimore
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
13
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Wood County
3 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Henry his X mark Latimer"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

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 6 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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