Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Anderson, Burleson County, Texas, 1869
George Anderson registered to vote in Burleson County on November 22, 1869. He reported 7 years in Texas, 2 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Anderson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Anderson
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsGeorge Anderson reported 5 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Anderson in Burleson County
- T. Andersonreached Texas about 1863
- Thomas Andersonreached Texas about 1848
- W. Andersonreached Texas about 1857
Andersons elsewhere 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 32 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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