Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Moore, Bexar County, Texas, 1869

Henry Moore registered to vote in Bexar County on November 24, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Henry Moore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Moore
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar 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 52 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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