Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jess Loller, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
Jess Loller registered to vote in Henderson County on November 22, 1869. He reported Alabama 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
Jess Loller
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jess Loller
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 22, 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
- "Jesse his X mark Volles"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsJess Loller reported 20 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Lollers 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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