Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harrison Richardson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Harrison Richardson registered to vote in Henderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 5 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Henderson County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
7 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Harrison Richardson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harrison Richardson
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Henderson County
5 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Henderson County
7 years
Signature, as written
"Harrison Richardson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

7 years

Harrison Richardson reported 7 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Other freedmen named Richardson in Henderson County

Richardsons elsewhere in Texas

All 77 freedmen named Richardson in Texas

Variations of Richardson

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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