Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Scruggs, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Charles Scruggs registered to vote in Anderson County on November 23, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 3 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
3 years
In the county
18 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Charles Scruggs

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Scruggs
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Anderson County
3 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

18 years

Charles Scruggs reported 18 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

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

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