Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alexander Box, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Alexander Box registered to vote in Henderson County on August 16, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Alexander Box

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alexander Box
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Henderson County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
11 years
Signature, as written
"Alex Mason"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Alexander Box reported 11 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Boxes elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Box 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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