Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Calhoun, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
James Calhoun registered to vote in Anderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Anderson County
James Calhoun
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Calhoun
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Calhoun in Anderson County
- Albanny Calhounborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- Andrew Calhounborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
- Baylio Calhounborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
- Beu Calhounborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1851
- Festus Calhounborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
Calhouns 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 6 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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