Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Spencer Swanson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Spencer Swanson registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 9 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
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Spencer Swanson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Spencer Swanson (Swan)
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "Spencer"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsSpencer Swanson (Swan) reported 12 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Variations of Swanson (Swan)
- Swanson 12
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 7 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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