Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Butler, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
John Butler registered to vote in Henderson County on August 8, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
John Butler
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Butler
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Butler"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Butler in Henderson County
- Jefferson Butlerborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1856
Butlers 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 9 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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