Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Garret, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Robert Garret registered to vote in Anderson County on August 1, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Robert Garret

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Garret
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Anderson County
16 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

Variations of Garret

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 8 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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