Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Lewis Penson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Lewis Penson registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
Lewis Penson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Lewis Penson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "Lewis Perdue"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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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