Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Haywood, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
William Haywood registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
William Haywood
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Haywood
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm Haywood"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Haywoods 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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