Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bill Fain, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Bill Fain registered to vote in Anderson County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Bill Fain

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bill Fain
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Anderson County
11 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

Other freedmen named Fain in Anderson County

  • Bob Fainborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1847

Fains elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Fain 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 38 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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