Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Murray, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

James Murray registered to vote in Anderson County on August 23, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Anderson County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Anderson County

James Murray

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Murray
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
9
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Anderson County
16 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

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. Anderson County's entries fill 53 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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