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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Colorado County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

William Henry reported 14 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

Other freedmen named Henry in Colorado County

Henrys elsewhere in Texas

All 98 freedmen named Henry 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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