Smith County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Anderson, Smith County, Texas, 1867
James Anderson registered to vote in Smith County on July 1, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Smith County. The registrar wrote "Cold" beside his name. Smith County registered 1,318 freedmen in 1867, 51% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Smith County
James Anderson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Anderson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Smith County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Smith County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "James"
- Remarks, as written
- "Cold"
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 1 of the Smith County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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