Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Washington Hagins, Henderson County, Texas, 1868
Washington Hagins registered to vote in Henderson County on January 28, 1868. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Broke jail" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Washington Hagins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Washington Hagins
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- January 28, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "Washington Rogers"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Broke jail"
Haginses 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 21 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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