Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Mow, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Henry Mow registered to vote in Bexar County on July 16, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 5 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
5 years
In Texas
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Henry Mow

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Mow
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Bexar County
Registered
July 16, 1867
Years in Texas
5 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 22 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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