Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack McMiller, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Jack McMiller registered to vote in Anderson County on August 3, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Jack McMiller

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack McMiller
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
9
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Anderson County
10 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

Variations of McMiller

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

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