Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ellis Henderson, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

Ellis Henderson registered to vote in Chambers County on August 14, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 29 years in Texas, 11 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
29 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1838
Reached Texas
18 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1838 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Chambers County

Ellis Henderson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ellis Henderson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
29 years
Years in Chambers County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Years in Texas before Chambers County
18 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"Elias Henderson"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

18 years

Ellis Henderson reported 18 years more in Texas than in Chambers County.

Hendersons elsewhere in Texas

All 114 freedmen named Henderson 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 3 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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