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Henderson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 114 freedmen

114 freedmen named Henderson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Colorado County (17), Fayette County (10) and Davis County (9). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hendersons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Henderson registered, on the 1870 county map
114
Freedmen
32
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hendersons registered

Where the Hendersons were born

Birthplaces the Hendersons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1317%
Texas1114%
Virginia1013%
South Carolina79%
Tennessee79%
Louisiana57%
Mississippi57%
Alabama45%
North Carolina45%
Kentucky34%
Missouri34%
Arkansas23%
District of Columbia11%
Maryland11%

When the Hendersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hendersons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
4
1840s
19
1850s
42
1860s
43

Every Henderson in the register

The Hendersons in the register, 51 to 100 of 114
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James HendersonMcLennan County1866
Jasper HendersonLeon CountyLouisiana1863
Jeff HendersonDallas CountyGeorgia1857
Jerry HendersonColorado CountyDistrict of Columbia1861
Jerry HendersonDavis CountyGeorgia1866
Jerry HendersonGalveston County
Jerry HendersonHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Jerry HendersonWharton County1866
Joe HendersonFayette CountyAlabama1852
John HendersonCherokee CountyVirginia1866
John HendersonColorado CountyLouisiana1863
John HendersonFalls County
John HendersonLeon CountyVirginia1852
Jonathan HendersonDeWitt County1860
Joseph HendersonFalls County
Josiah HendersonGalveston County1863
Josiah HendersonGalveston County1866
Kiah HendersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1865
Lensy HendersonDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Levi HendersonBrazos County1863
Liam HendersonFort Bend County1866
M. HendersonBurleson County1864
Mac HendersonColorado CountyMississippi1860
Nat HendersonBexar CountyMaryland1853
Nelson HendersonMcLennan County1866
Oliver HendersonFort Bend County1866
P H HendersonGalveston County1865
Peter HendersonAustin CountyTexas1848
Peter HendersonDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Peter HendersonFayette CountyVirginia1861
Pierce HendersonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1856
Pugh HendersonFort Bend County1866
Robert HendersonBowie CountyAlabama1857
Robert HendersonBrazoria CountyTexas1852
Robert HendersonColorado CountyTexas1840
Robert HendersonColorado CountyVirginia1856
Robert HendersonDeWitt County1851
Robert HendersonWilson CountyVirginia1848
Ruben HendersonGalveston County
Ruben Ramar HendersonFort Bend County1866
Sandy HendersonFalls County
Sandy HendersonFalls County
Simon HendersonDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Stephen HendersonFalls County
Theodore HendersonBexar CountyTennessee1857
Thomas HendersonBastrop CountyMissouri1837
Thomas HendersonGonzales County1852
Thornton HendersonHarrison CountyKentucky1866
VIncent HendersonGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Wash HendersonBastrop CountyTexas1848

Henderson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Henderson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 17 of the 114, Fayette County 10. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Hendersons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (13), Texas (11) and Virginia (10) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Henderson?

Colorado County (17), Fayette County (10), Davis County (9). In all, 114 registered across 32 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Henderson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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