Trinity County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Cochran, Trinity County, Texas, 1867

Henry Cochran registered to vote in Trinity County on August 15, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace. 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Trinity County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Trinity County

Henry Cochran

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Cochran
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Trinity County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
12 months
Years in Trinity County
12 months
Years in the precinct
12 months
Signature, as written
"Henry Magnon"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Trinity County highlighted
Trinity County on the 1870 county map

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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