Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Henderson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
William Henderson registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 1 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
William Henderson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Henderson
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Henderson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsWilliam Henderson reported 7 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Henderson in Henderson County
- Losson Hendersonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
Hendersons 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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