Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Swanson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
John Swanson registered to vote in Anderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Anderson County
John Swanson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Swanson
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Swanson in Anderson County
- David Swansonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1837
- Elie Swansonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1850
- Henry Swansonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1848
- Jack Swansonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1853
- Jack Swansonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
Swansons elsewhere in Texas
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 4 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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