Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Hall, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

William Hall registered to vote in Anderson County on November 24, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Anderson County

William Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Hall
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Anderson County
15 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 Hall in Anderson County

  • Ben Hallborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1862
  • Ben Hallborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
  • John Hallborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854

Halls elsewhere in Texas

All 92 freedmen named Hall 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 49 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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