Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Willis Herrington, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Willis Herrington registered to vote in Henderson County on August 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Removed to Anderson County" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Willis Herrington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Willis Herrington
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Henderson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
11 years
Signature, as written
"Willis Harrington"
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Removed to Anderson County"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Willis Herrington reported 11 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Herringtons elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Herrington in Texas

Variations of Herrington

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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