Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edmond Richardson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Edmond Richardson registered to vote in Henderson County on August 3, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 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.

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
13 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Edmond Richardson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edmond Richardson
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Henderson County
12 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Edmund 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

1 year

Edmond Richardson reported 1 year more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Other freedmen named Richardson in Henderson County

Richardsons elsewhere in Texas

All 79 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 5 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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