Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Anderson, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
John Anderson registered to vote in Galveston County on June 11, 1867. He reported 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
John Anderson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Anderson
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 11, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Galveston County
- 2 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Anderson in Galveston County
- Arthur Andersonreached Texas about 1852
- Charles Andersonreached Texas about 1866
- Charles Andersonreached Texas about 1854
- Charles Andersonreached Texas about 1849
- Jeb Andersonreached Texas about 1859
Andersons 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 13 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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