Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Spooner, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Henry Spooner registered to vote in Colorado County on August 15, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 1 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Colorado County
Texas
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
23 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1843 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

Henry Spooner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Spooner
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in Colorado County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Colorado County
23 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

23 years

Henry Spooner reported 23 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

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

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