Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Hendricks, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

Nelson Hendricks registered to vote in Lamar County on July 8, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Lamar County

Nelson Hendricks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Hendricks
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 8, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Lamar County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Signature, as written
"Jacob Lockwood"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Hendricks

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 10 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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