Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Stevens, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867

Henry Stevens registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 26, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Kaufman County

Henry Stevens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Stevens
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Kaufman County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Kaufman County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Stevens"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Henry Stevens reported 3 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.

Variations of Stevens

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 15 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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