Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelton Henry, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Nelton Henry registered to vote in Colorado County on August 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Colorado County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1859
Reached Texas

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Nelton Henry

Texas

Name: Nelton Henry
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Colorado County
Precinct: 96° 46'
Registered: August 3, 1867
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Colorado County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Colorado County on the 1870 county map

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

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 29 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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