Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Calahan, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Robert Calahan registered to vote in Henderson County on August 19, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Henderson County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Robert Calahan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Calahan
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Henderson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
14 years
Signature, as written
"Robert Calahan"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Robert Calahan reported 14 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 14 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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