Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harrison Stubblefield, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Harrison Stubblefield registered to vote in Henderson County on September 28, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Harrison Stubblefield

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harrison Stubblefield
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
6
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Henderson County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 years
Signature, as written
"Harrison Stubblefield"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

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 21 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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