Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Nat Lowery, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Nat Lowery registered to vote in Henderson County on August 24, 1867. He reported South Carolina 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
Nat Lowery
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Nat Lowery
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Nat Lowery"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Lowerys 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 16 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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