Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Green, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Richard Green registered to vote in Anderson County on July 27, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 30 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
30 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Richard Green

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Green
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Anderson County
30 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Green in Anderson County

Greens elsewhere in Texas

All 225 freedmen named Green in Texas

Variations of Green

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 3 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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