Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Manuel Webb, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Manuel Webb registered to vote in Anderson County on August 3, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 5 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Anderson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Anderson County

Manuel Webb

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Manuel Webb
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Anderson County
5 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Anderson County
13 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

13 years

Manuel Webb reported 13 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.

Webbs elsewhere in Texas

All 48 freedmen named Webb 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 11 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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