Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elias Curtis, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Elias Curtis registered to vote in Anderson County on August 26, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 3 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Elias Curtis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elias Curtis
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Anderson County
3 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Elias Curtis reported 1 year more in Texas than in Anderson 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 29 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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