Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Anderson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

John Anderson registered to vote in Harrison County on August 17, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Harrison County

John Anderson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Anderson
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Harrison County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"J. L. Anderson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Anderson in Harrison 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 67 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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