Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac North, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Isaac North registered to vote in Anderson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Isaac North

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac North
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Anderson County
21 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. It sits on page 43 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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