Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Calvin Love, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Calvin Love registered to vote in Anderson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 3 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Calvin Love

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Calvin Love
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Anderson County
3 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
8 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

8 years

Calvin Love reported 8 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

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

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