Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Patrick Smith, Henderson County, Texas, 1869

Patrick Smith registered to vote in Henderson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Patrick Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Patrick Smith
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
23 months
Years in Henderson County
23 months
Years in the precinct
11 months
Signature, as written
"Patrick Smith"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Smith in Henderson County

Smiths elsewhere in Texas

All 492 freedmen named Smith 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 22 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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