Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Jones, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

William Jones registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Choctaw Nation as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Texas marked
Born in Choctaw Nation, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Choctaw Nation
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Anderson County

William Jones

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Jones
Place of birth
Choctaw Nation
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Anderson County
13 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

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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 19 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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