Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Abraham Rolland, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Abraham Rolland registered to vote in Henderson County on August 2, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 5 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.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Abraham Rolland
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Abraham Rolland
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "Abraham Rolland"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Rollands 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 4 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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