Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Smith, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Henry Smith registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Henry Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Smith
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Henderson County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Smith"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Smith in Henderson County

Smiths elsewhere in Texas

All 492 freedmen named Smith 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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