Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Louis Renfro, Henderson County, Texas, 1869

Louis Renfro registered to vote in Henderson County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Henderson County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Louis Renfro

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Louis Renfro
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Henderson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Henderson County
20 years
Signature, as written
"Louis Renfro"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

Louis Renfro reported 20 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

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 23 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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