Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James B. Pierson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
James B. Pierson registered to vote in Henderson County on July 28, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 6 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored. In state prison" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
James B. Pierson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James B. Pierson
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Pat B. Goolsby"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. In state prison"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsJames B. Pierson reported 17 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Piersons 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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