Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Hall, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Albert Hall registered to vote in Henderson County on August 16, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 1 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Albert Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Hall
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Henderson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Henderson County
16 years
Signature, as written
"Albert Hall"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

16 years

Albert Hall reported 16 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Other freedmen named Hall in Henderson County

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 106 freedmen named Hall 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 13 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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