Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Green, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
William Green registered to vote in Anderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
William Green
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Green
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 12
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsWilliam Green reported 8 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Green in Anderson County
- Andrew Greenborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- Charles Greenborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- Henry Greenborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
- Moses Greenborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Richard Greenborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1837
Greens elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Green
- Greene 9
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 13 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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