Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Jackson, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

James Jackson registered to vote in Anderson County on November 24, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 2 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

James Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Jackson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Anderson County
2 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
16 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

16 years

James Jackson reported 16 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Other freedmen named Jackson in Anderson County

Jacksons elsewhere in Texas

All 521 freedmen named Jackson 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 48 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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