Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Benjamin McMillen, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Benjamin McMillen registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Henderson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Benjamin McMillen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Benjamin McMillen
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Henderson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
13 years
Signature, as written
"Benjamin M Miller"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

Benjamin McMillen reported 13 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

McMillens elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named McMillen 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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