Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Randall Brittian, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Randall Brittian registered to vote in Anderson County on November 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 1 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
23 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas
22 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Randall Brittian

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Randall Brittian
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 20, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Anderson County
1 year
Years in Texas before Anderson County
22 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

22 years

Randall Brittian reported 22 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 44 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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