Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jim Garrett, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Jim Garrett registered to vote in Anderson County on November 20, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Jim Garrett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jim Garrett
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Anderson County
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Garretts elsewhere in Texas

All 56 freedmen named Garrett in Texas

Variations of Garrett

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

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