Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Martin Smith, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Martin Smith registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Henderson County
Martin Smith
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Martin Smith
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "Martin his x mark Church"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Smith in Henderson County
- Daniel Smithborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1858
- Henry Smithborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1864
- Lewis Smithborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1851
- Patrick Smithborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1867
- Warren Smithborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
Smiths 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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