Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Ross, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Frank Ross registered to vote in Anderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Frank Ross

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Ross
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
10
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Anderson County
5 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

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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