Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Moore, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Jack Moore registered to vote in Anderson County on November 22, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Jack Moore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Moore
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Anderson County
1 year
Years in Texas before Anderson County
3 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

3 years

Jack Moore reported 3 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Other freedmen named Moore in Anderson County

Moores elsewhere in Texas

All 197 freedmen named Moore 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 45 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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