Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harry Andrews, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Harry Andrews registered to vote in Anderson County on November 18, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Anderson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Harry Andrews

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harry Andrews
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 18, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Anderson County
1 year
Years in Texas before Anderson County
14 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

14 years

Harry Andrews reported 14 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Variations of Andrews

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

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