Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Cox, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Cox registered to vote in Henderson County on August 8, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Joseph Cox

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Cox
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Henderson County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Signature, as written
"Joseph Cox"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Cox in Henderson County

  • Jeff Coxborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863

Coxes elsewhere in Texas

All 28 freedmen named Cox 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 10 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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