Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Micheaux, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Charles Micheaux registered to vote in Anderson County on July 25, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Micheaux
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 25, 1867
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

Other freedmen named Micheaux 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 1 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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