Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Hodge, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Hodge registered to vote in Henderson County on August 19, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 12 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Thomas Hodge
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Hodge
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thomas Hodges"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsThomas Hodge reported 3 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Hodges elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Hodge
- Hodges 19
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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