Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anthony Christian, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Anthony Christian registered to vote in Angelina County on August 24, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 8 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1843
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1843 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

Anthony Christian

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anthony Christian
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Nelson
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in Angelina County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Years in Texas before Angelina County
16 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

16 years

Anthony Christian reported 16 years more in Texas than in Angelina County.

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 Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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