Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mack G. Irvin, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Mack G. Irvin registered to vote in Henderson County on July 27, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 15 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Broke jail" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Henderson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

1849186018621864186618681870
Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Mack G. Irvin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mack G. Irvin
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Henderson County
15 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Henry G. Lewis"
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Broke jail"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Mack G. Irvin reported 3 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Variations of Irvin

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.

African American genealogy in Henderson County, Texas

Henderson County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Henderson CountyThe Irvin name in TexasBorn in North CarolinaSearch Henderson County by name