Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Washington Byers, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Washington Byers registered to vote in Henderson County on August 22, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
Washington Byers
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Washington Byers
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Washington X his mark Byers"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Byerses elsewhere 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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