Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abner Battle, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Abner Battle registered to vote in Henderson County on August 10, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Removed" 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
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Abner Battle

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abner Battle
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Henderson County
2 months
Years in the precinct
2 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
14 years
Naturalized, how
"By Dist. Court."
Naturalized, when
"3 April 1854"
Naturalized, where
"Henderson County"
Signature, as written
"Almus Battle"
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Removed"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Abner Battle reported 14 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Battles elsewhere in Texas

All 23 freedmen named Battle 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 11 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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