Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Lewis, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
William Lewis registered to vote in Anderson County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 18 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 26 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
William Lewis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Lewis
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsWilliam Lewis reported 8 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Lewis in Anderson County
- Issac Lewisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1847
- Peter Lewisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1846
Lewises elsewhere 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 25 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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