Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Campbell, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
George Campbell registered to vote in Anderson County on August 12, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 2 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
George Campbell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Campbell
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsGeorge Campbell reported 9 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Campbell in Anderson County
- Bob Campbellborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1856
- David Campbellborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Luke Campbellborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
Campbells 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 18 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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