Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Blackshear, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Charles Blackshear registered to vote in Anderson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 6 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
15 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Charles Blackshear

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Blackshear
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Anderson County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
9 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

9 years

Charles Blackshear reported 9 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Blackshears elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Blackshear 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 52 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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