Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Baylio Calhoun, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Baylio Calhoun registered to vote in Anderson County on July 31, 1867. He reported South Carolina 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Anderson County, Texas
South Carolina
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

Baylio Calhoun

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Baylio Calhoun
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Anderson County
9 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

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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 7 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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