Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alexander Robertson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Alexander Robertson registered to vote in Anderson County on September 28, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas. 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
5 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Alexander Robertson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alexander Robertson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
6
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Anderson County
8 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

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

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