Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Chace, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Robert Chace registered to vote in Anderson County on August 26, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 3 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Robert Chace

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Chace
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
9
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Anderson County
3 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Robert Chace reported 1 year more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Other freedmen named Chace in Anderson County

  • Robert Chaceborn in District of Columbia, reached Texas about 1864
  • Samuel Chaceborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1850

Chaces elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Chace 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 28 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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