Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Burton, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Richard Burton registered to vote in Henderson County on August 23, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 13 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.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Richard Burton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Burton
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Richard X his mark Burton"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearRichard Burton reported 1 year more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Burton in Henderson County
- Peter Burtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
Burtons 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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