Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Anderson, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Robert Anderson registered to vote in Davis County on August 8, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Davis County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

Robert Anderson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Anderson
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Davis County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Anderson in Davis County

Andersons elsewhere in Texas

All 207 freedmen named Anderson 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 21 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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