Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Moses Ware, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Moses Ware registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Henderson County
Moses Ware
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Moses Ware
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Moses Ware"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Wares 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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