Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elijah Saddler, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Elijah Saddler registered to vote in Anderson County on August 21, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 26 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
26 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Elijah Saddler

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elijah Saddler
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Anderson County
26 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 26 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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