Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Swansey, Henderson County, Texas, 1869
William Swansey registered to vote in Henderson County on November 26, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 2 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
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
- 23 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
William Swansey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Swansey
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 23 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Swandry"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
23 yearsWilliam Swansey reported 23 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
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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