Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Anderson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
John Anderson registered to vote in Henderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 21 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
John Anderson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Anderson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "John"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
21 yearsJohn Anderson reported 21 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Anderson in Henderson County
- Travis Andersonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1857
- William Andersonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
Andersons elsewhere 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 7 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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