Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Sanders, Wood County, Texas, 1867

William Sanders registered to vote in Wood County on August 9, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 1 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Wood County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

William Sanders

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Sanders
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 9, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Wood County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Wood County
13 years
Signature, as written
"William his X mark Sanders"
Remarks, as written
"colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

William Sanders reported 13 years more in Texas than in Wood County.

Sanderses elsewhere in Texas

All 59 freedmen named Sanders in Texas

Variations of Sanders

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 16 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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