Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Smith, Henderson County, Texas, 1869

William Smith registered to vote in Henderson County on November 26, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Born in Mississippi, registered in Henderson County, Texas

Mississippi
Birthplace: 18 years
In Texas: 18 years
In the county: about 1851
Reached Texas

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William Smith

Texas

Name: William Smith
Place of birth: Mississippi
County of registration: Henderson County
Precinct: 5
Registered: November 26, 1869
Years in Texas: 18 years
Years in Henderson County: 18 years
Years in the precinct: 18 years
Signature, as written: "Wm. Smith"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Smith in Henderson County

Daniel Smithborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1858
Henry Smithborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1864
Lewis Smithborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1851
Martin Smithborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
Patrick Smithborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1867

Smiths elsewhere in Texas

All 491 freedmen named Smith 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 27 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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