Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Hall, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Richard Hall registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 10 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Richard Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Hall
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Henderson County
10 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Richard Hall"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Hall in Henderson County

  • Albert Hallborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1850
  • George Hallborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1863
  • Jack Hallborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
  • Nelson Hallborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1857
  • Rubin Hallborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1857

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 107 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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