Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Wiley Richardson, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
Wiley Richardson registered to vote in Henderson County on November 22, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Wiley Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Wiley Richardson
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wiley his X mark Richardson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Richardson in Henderson County
- Charles Richardsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
- Edmond Richardsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1854
- George Richardsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1840
- Harrison Richardsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
- Henry Richardsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1856
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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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