Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Edwards, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
George Edwards registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
- 24 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
George Edwards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Edwards
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 24 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Edwards"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
24 yearsGeorge Edwards reported 24 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Edwardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Edwards
- Edward 6
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 8 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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