Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Isaac Carter, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Isaac Carter registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Isaac Carter
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Isaac Carter
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "Isaac his x mark Carter"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsIsaac Carter reported 12 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Carters 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 6 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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