Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Lewis Mitchell, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
Lewis Mitchell registered to vote in Henderson County on November 26, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 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.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
Lewis Mitchell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Lewis Mitchell
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Benj. Mitchell"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsLewis Mitchell reported 11 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Mitchell in Henderson County
- Ned Mitchellborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
Mitchells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Mitchell
- Mitchel 28
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 26 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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