Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard McAllister, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
Richard McAllister registered to vote in Henderson County on November 20, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 16 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
Richard McAllister
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard McAllister
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "Richard his X mark McAllister"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsRichard McAllister reported 5 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 24 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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