Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Samuel Barron, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Samuel Barron registered to vote in Henderson County on August 26, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 6 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
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Samuel Barron
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Samuel Barron
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 months
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "Samuel Barrow"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsSamuel Barron reported 6 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Barron in Henderson County
- Anderson Barronborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
Barrons 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 17 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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