Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joseph Spreecely, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Joseph Spreecely registered to vote in Henderson County on August 10, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 3 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Joseph Spreecely
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joseph Spreecely
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joseph Skreucely"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsJoseph Spreecely reported 3 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 12 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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