Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Anderson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Anderson registered to vote in Harrison County on August 26, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 8 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
William Anderson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Anderson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "B. Andrews"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsWilliam Anderson reported 6 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Anderson in Harrison County
- Berry Andersonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1847
- Charles Andersonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1844
- Edward Andersonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
- Franklin Andersonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1853
- Hart Andersonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
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 79 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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