Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Young, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
John Young registered to vote in Anderson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
1852186018621864186618681870
In Anderson County
John Young
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Young
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Young in Anderson County
- John Youngborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
Youngs 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 13 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Anderson County, Texas
Anderson County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Anderson CountyThe Young name in TexasBorn in VirginiaSearch Anderson County by name