Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jordon Hardin, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Jordon Hardin registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Jordon Hardin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jordon Hardin
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Henderson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Jordan Hardin"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Hardins elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Hardin 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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