Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thrasher Bridges, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Thrasher Bridges registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Thrasher Bridges
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thrasher Bridges
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thrasher his x mark Bridges"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Bridgeses 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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