Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Cain, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

James Cain registered to vote in Henderson County on August 10, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

James Cain

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Cain
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Henderson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
2 years
Signature, as written
"James Cain"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

James Cain reported 2 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Other freedmen named Cain in Henderson County

  • Peter Cainborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864

Cains elsewhere in Texas

All 13 freedmen named Cain 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 12 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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