Trinity County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Beavers, Trinity County, Texas, 1867

Henry Beavers registered to vote in Trinity County on August 15, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 of them in Trinity County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Trinity County registered 204 freedmen in 1867, 26% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Trinity County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Trinity County

Henry Beavers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Beavers
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Trinity County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Trinity County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Trinity County
13 years
Signature, as written
"Peter Bagley"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Trinity County highlighted
Trinity County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

Henry Beavers reported 13 years more in Texas than in Trinity County.

Beaverses elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Beavers 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 1 of the Trinity County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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