Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Hallingworth, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Henry Hallingworth registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 15 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Henry Hallingworth

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Hallingworth
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Anderson County
15 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Henry Hallingworth reported 1 year more in Texas than in Anderson 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 20 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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