Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jacob Hardey, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Jacob Hardey registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Jacob Hardey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jacob Hardey
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Jacob Hardy"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsJacob Hardey reported 3 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Variations of Hardey
- Harden 11
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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