Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harrison Rogers, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Harrison Rogers registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 13 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
13 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Harrison Rogers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harrison Rogers
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Henderson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
11 years
Signature, as written
"Harrison Rogers"
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

Harrison Rogers reported 11 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Rogerses elsewhere in Texas

All 46 freedmen named Rogers 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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