Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Simon Shofner, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Simon Shofner registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 21 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.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Simon Shofner
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Simon Shofner
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "Isham Shofner"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsSimon Shofner reported 7 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Shofner in Henderson County
- Nathan Shofnerborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
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 3 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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