Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Gavin, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Gavin registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 4 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
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Thomas Gavin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Gavin
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thomas his x mark Gavin"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsThomas Gavin reported 3 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Gavins 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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