Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Nathan Shofner, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Nathan Shofner registered to vote in Henderson County on July 31, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 23 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
Nathan Shofner
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Nathan Shofner
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 23 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "Nathan Shofner"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Shofner in Henderson County
- Simon Shofnerborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
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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