Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel W. McCray, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Samuel W. McCray registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 14 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Samuel W. McCray

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel W. McCray
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Henderson County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Samuel H. McCray"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Samuel W. McCray reported 1 year more in Texas than in Henderson County.

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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