Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Solt, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Robert Solt registered to vote in Anderson County on November 26, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 2 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Robert Solt

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Solt
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 26, 1867
Years in Texas
2 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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