Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thadeus Bethell, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Thadeus Bethell registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 14 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Thadeus Bethell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thadeus Bethell
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Henderson County
14 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Henderson County
11 years
Signature, as written
"Thadeus Berhell"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Thadeus Bethell reported 11 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

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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