Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Barber, Henderson County, Texas, 1869

William Barber registered to vote in Henderson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1854
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

William Barber

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Barber
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Henderson County
18 months
Years in the precinct
18 months
Years in Texas before Henderson County
14 years
Signature, as written
"Wm. Barber"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

William Barber reported 14 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Barbers elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Barber 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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