Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Sanders, Chambers County, Texas, 1868

Andrew Sanders registered to vote in Chambers County on February 11, 1868. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Kentucky" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Andrew Sanders

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Sanders
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
February 11, 1868
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Chambers County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1819"
Naturalized, where
"Kentucky"
Signature, as written
"Daniel Cooper"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Kentucky"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Sanders

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 Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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