Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Giles, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
William Giles registered to vote in Anderson County on August 7, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Anderson County
William Giles
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Giles
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 12
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Anderson County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Giles in Anderson County
- Eli Gilesborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
Gileses 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 16 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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