Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Franklin Hightower, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Franklin Hightower registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 10 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Franklin Hightower

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Franklin Hightower
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Henderson County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
10 years
Signature, as written
"Franklin"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Franklin Hightower reported 10 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Hightowers elsewhere in Texas

All 25 freedmen named Hightower 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 7 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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