Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ben Cummins, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Ben Cummins registered to vote in Anderson County on July 27, 1867. He reported Texas 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Anderson County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Ben Cummins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ben Cummins
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
12
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Anderson County
22 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

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Variations of Cummins

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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