Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Green, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Robert Green registered to vote in Anderson County on November 22, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 13 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
15 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Robert Green

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Green
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Anderson County
13 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Robert Green reported 2 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

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

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