Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Henson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

James Henson registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 14 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Henderson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

James Henson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Henson
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Henderson County
14 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
2 years
Signature, as written
"James Kenlow"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

James Henson reported 2 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Hensons elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Henson 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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