Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Washington, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

George Washington registered to vote in Anderson County on August 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

George Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Washington
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Anderson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
11 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

11 years

George Washington reported 11 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Other freedmen named Washington in Anderson County

Washingtons elsewhere in Texas

All 262 freedmen named Washington 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 36 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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