Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wasdon, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
John Wasdon registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 8 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
John Wasdon
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wasdon
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsJohn Wasdon reported 4 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 19 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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