Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Parish, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
James Parish registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Alabama 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
James Parish
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Parish
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- 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
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "James Parish"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Parishes 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 8 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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