Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anderson Barron, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Anderson Barron registered to vote in Henderson County on August 26, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Henderson County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Anderson Barron

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anderson Barron
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Henderson County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Signature, as written
"Anderson Barrow"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Barron in Henderson County

Barrons elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Barron 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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