Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Moore, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Robert Moore registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
Robert Moore
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Moore
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "Robert Moore"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsRobert Moore reported 6 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Moore in Henderson County
- Alfred Mooreborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1859
- Anderson Mooreborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1846
- John Mooreborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1858
- Robert Mooreborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1839
Moores elsewhere 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 2 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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