Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jerry Calhoun, Anderson County, Texas, 1869
Jerry Calhoun registered to vote in Anderson County on November 26, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Jerry Calhoun
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jerry Calhoun
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsJerry Calhoun reported 19 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
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 51 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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