Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harrison Cantly, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Harrison Cantly registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Harrison Cantly

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harrison Cantly
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Anderson County
17 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

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 20 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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