Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Benjamin Mead, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Benjamin Mead registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Henderson County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1859
Reached Texas

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Benjamin Mead

Texas

Name: Benjamin Mead
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Henderson County
Precinct: 5
Registered: August 6, 1867
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Henderson County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Signature, as written: "Benj L. Mead"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Meads elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Mead 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 8 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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