Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Henry, Colorado County, Texas, 1869
William Henry registered to vote in Colorado County on November 17, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 2 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
William Henry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Henry
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Registered
- November 17, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsWilliam Henry reported 14 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Henry in Colorado County
- Abraham Henryborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1855
- George Henryborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
- Jacob Henryborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1865
- James Henryborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1853
- James Henryborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1850
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 50 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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