Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Clifton, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Henry Clifton registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 18 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Henry Clifton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Clifton
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Henderson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
16 years
Signature, as written
"Henry"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

16 years

Henry Clifton reported 16 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

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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