Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dave Frank, Henderson County, Texas, 1869

Dave Frank registered to vote in Henderson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Henderson County

Dave Frank

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dave Frank
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Henderson County
11 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"Dave Frank"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Franks elsewhere in Texas

All 9 freedmen named Frank in Texas

Variations of Frank

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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