Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Price, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

George Price registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Anderson County

George Price

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Price
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Anderson County
15 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

Other freedmen named Price in Anderson County

  • Andy Priceborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
  • Sam Priceborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1855

Prices elsewhere in Texas

All 77 freedmen named Price 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 20 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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