Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Calvin, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Charles Calvin registered to vote in Anderson County on November 16, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 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
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Charles Calvin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Calvin
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Anderson County
22 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Calvin in Anderson County

  • Ben Calvinborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
  • Tim Calvinborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1861

Calvins elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Calvin 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 42 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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