Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joe Bordeaux, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Joe Bordeaux registered to vote in Anderson County on July 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Anderson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Joe Bordeaux

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joe Bordeaux
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Anderson County
4 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 Bordeaux in Anderson County

  • Jae Bordeauxborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
  • Jim Bordeauxborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1862

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 8 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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