Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Aaron Henry, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Aaron Henry registered to vote in Anderson County on August 26, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Aaron Henry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Aaron Henry
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsAaron Henry reported 11 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Henry in Anderson County
- Baister Henryborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
- Edmmund Henryborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
- Mannuel Henryborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
Henrys 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 28 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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