Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Hall, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Jack Hall registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 4 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Jack Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Hall
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Henderson County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Jack Hall"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Jack Hall reported 3 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Other freedmen named Hall in Henderson County

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 106 freedmen named Hall 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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