Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Waggoner, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Henry Waggoner registered to vote in Anderson County on November 19, 1869. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 16 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Henry Waggoner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Waggoner
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Anderson County
16 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
5 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

5 years

Henry Waggoner reported 5 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Waggoners elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Waggoner in Texas

Variations of Waggoner

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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