Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Fulton, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
George Fulton registered to vote in Henderson County on August 31, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 2 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 16 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
George Fulton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Fulton
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Fulton"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
16 yearsGeorge Fulton reported 16 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Fulton in Henderson County
- Wesley Fultonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1849
Fultons 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 20 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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