Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Carnes, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Henry Carnes registered to vote in Henderson County on August 7, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 6 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
7 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Henry Carnes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Carnes
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Henderson County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
7 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Carnes"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

7 years

Henry Carnes reported 7 years 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 9 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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