Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moris Parker, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Moris Parker registered to vote in Anderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 30 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
30 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Moris Parker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moris Parker
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Anderson County
30 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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