Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joel Connor, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Joel Connor registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
Joel Connor
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joel Connor
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joel Connor"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Connors 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 3 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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