Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Dennis Palmer, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
Dennis Palmer registered to vote in Henderson County on November 24, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 17 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.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 16 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Dennis Palmer
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Dennis Palmer
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "Alex Ware"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
16 yearsDennis Palmer reported 16 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Palmers 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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