Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Wafford, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
George Wafford registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
George Wafford
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Wafford
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wafford in Anderson County
- David Waffordborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1851
- Jesse Waffordborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
- Robert Waffordborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1850
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 20 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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