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