Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Jones, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Henry Jones registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 24 years in Texas, 1 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1843
- Reached Texas
- 23 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
Henry Jones
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Jones
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Washington County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 23 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joseph his X mark Ambruster"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Elsewhere in Texas
23 yearsHenry Jones reported 23 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
Other freedmen named Jones in Washington County
- Daniel Jonesreached Texas about 1852
Joneses elsewhere 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 3 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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