Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ned Cobbin, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
Ned Cobbin registered to vote in Henderson County on November 22, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
Ned Cobbin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ned Cobbin
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "Ted his X mark Cobbin"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Cobbins elsewhere 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 24 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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