Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Reid, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
George Reid registered to vote in Anderson County on August 12, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Anderson County
George Reid
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Reid
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Reid in Anderson County
- Robert Reidborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- Spemen Reidborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
Reids elsewhere 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 18 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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