Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ned Stepheson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Ned Stepheson registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Ned Stepheson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ned Stepheson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 18 months
- Years in the precinct
- 18 months
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Ned Stephens"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsNed Stepheson reported 11 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Variations of Stepheson
- Stephenson 15
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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