Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Archy Bowman, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Archy Bowman registered to vote in Henderson County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 4 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Archy Bowman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Archy Bowman
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Henderson County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
2 years
Signature, as written
"Archy Bowman"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Archy Bowman reported 2 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Bowmans elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Bowman 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 15 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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