Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Green, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Green registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Thomas Green
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Green
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Bruce"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Green in Henderson County
- Henry Greenborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
Greens elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Green
- Greene 10
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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