Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Watson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
John Watson registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
John Watson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Watson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "John"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Watson in Henderson County
- Spencer Watsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1858
Watsons elsewhere 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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