Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Miller, Washington County, Texas, 1867

Henry Miller registered to vote in Washington County on June 15, 1867. He reported 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "F.M.C" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Washington County, Texas
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Washington County

Henry Miller

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Miller
County of registration
Washington County
Precinct
4
Registered
June 15, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Washington County
21 years
Years in the precinct
21 years
Signature, as written
"George his X mark Smith"
Remarks, as written
"F.M.C"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Washington County highlighted
Washington 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 6 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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