Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Carbin, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
William Carbin registered to vote in Henderson County on July 28, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Had been in the precinct for only 10 days" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
William Carbin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Carbin
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "Wm Carbon"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Had been in the precinct for only 10 days"
Other freedmen named Carbin in Henderson County
- Ned Carbinborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1858
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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