Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anderson Richardson, Liberty County, Texas, 1867

Anderson Richardson registered to vote in Liberty County on August 14, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Liberty County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anderson Richardson
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Liberty County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 14, 1867
Signature, as written
"H. O. P. Mc Manus"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Liberty County highlighted
Liberty County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Richardson

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 6 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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