Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Samuel Chapman, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Samuel Chapman registered to vote in Henderson County on August 24, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 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
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
Samuel Chapman
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Samuel Chapman
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "Samuel Chapman"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Chapmans 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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