Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Benjamin Webb, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Benjamin Webb registered to vote in Henderson County on July 27, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 12 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
Benjamin Webb
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Benjamin Webb
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "Benj Anderson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsBenjamin Webb reported 5 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Webbs 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 1 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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