Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Anderson Helms, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Anderson Helms registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1867. He reported 22 years in Texas, 12 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
Anderson Helms
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Anderson Helms
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Washington County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "Andrew his X mark Alms"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsAnderson Helms reported 10 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
Helmses 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 2 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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