Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James K. Davenport, Henderson County, Texas, 1868

James K. Davenport registered to vote in Henderson County on January 28, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Removed" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Born in Mississippi, registered in Henderson County, Texas

Mississippi
Birthplace: 10 years
In Texas: 10 years
In the county: about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Henderson County

James K. Davenport

Texas

Name: James K. Davenport
Place of birth: Mississippi
County of registration: Henderson County
Precinct: 7
Registered: January 28, 1868
Years in Texas: 10 years
Years in Henderson County: 10 years
Years in the precinct: 10 years
Naturalized, how: "By coming to U.S. when a minor"
Signature, as written: "James R. Davenport"
Remarks, as written: "Colored. Removed"

Henderson County on the 1870 county map

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All 16 freedmen named Davenport 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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