Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Blough, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Blough registered to vote in Henderson County on July 31, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 12 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
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
Thomas Blough
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Blough
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thomas Blaugh"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsThomas Blough reported 10 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
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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