Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jim Primson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Jim Primson registered to vote in Anderson County on November 22, 1867. He reported Texas 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Anderson County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Jim Primson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jim Primson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 22, 1867
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. Anderson County's entries fill 53 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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