Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Crawford, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
James Crawford registered to vote in Henderson County on November 23, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
James Crawford
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Crawford
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "James Crawford"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Crawfords 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 25 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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