Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Anthoney, Wood County, Texas, 1867
John Anthoney registered to vote in Wood County on July 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 2 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
John Anthoney
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Anthoney
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Wood County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Wood County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his x mark Anthony"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsJohn Anthoney reported 6 years more in Texas than in Wood County.
Anthoneys elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Anthoney
- Anthony 16
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 Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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