Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Anderson County, Texas, 1869
George Washington registered to vote in Anderson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 2 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 17, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsGeorge Washington reported 12 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Washington in Anderson County
- George Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
- George Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
- George Washingtonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
- Hamilton Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
- Peter Washingtonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1861
Washingtons 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 43 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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