Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edmond Pullings, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Edmond Pullings registered to vote in Henderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 5 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
about 1862
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Edmond Pullings

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edmond Pullings
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Henderson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
4 years
Signature, as written
"Edmond Pulfrey"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Edmond Pullings reported 4 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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