Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Ford, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
William Ford registered to vote in Anderson County on August 2, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Anderson County
William Ford
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Ford
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Fords 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 10 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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