Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Crawford, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Henry Crawford registered to vote in Anderson County on July 27, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 14 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Anderson County
Texas
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Anderson County

Henry Crawford

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Crawford
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Anderson County
14 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

Henry Crawford reported 12 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Other freedmen named Crawford in Anderson County

Crawfords elsewhere in Texas

All 40 freedmen named Crawford 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 4 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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