Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Baister Henry, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Baister Henry registered to vote in Anderson County on July 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year 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
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Baister Henry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Baister Henry
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Henry in Anderson County
- Aaron Henryborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
- 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 7 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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