Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Norris Sanders, Liberty County, Texas, 1869
Norris Sanders registered to vote in Liberty County on November 22, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Liberty County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Norris Sanders
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Norris Sanders
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Liberty County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Liberty County
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "Norris his x mark Barker"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Sanderses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Sanders
- Saunders 17
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 18 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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