Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Henry, Bexar County, Texas, 1869

Charles Henry registered to vote in Bexar County on November 19, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Charles Henry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Henry
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Henry in Bexar County

  • Isaac Henryborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1852
  • Sami Henryborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1847

Henrys elsewhere in Texas

All 98 freedmen named Henry 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 46 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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