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Anderson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 219 freedmen

219 freedmen named Anderson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (21), Colorado County (17) and Wharton County (12). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Andersons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Anderson registered, on the 1870 county map
219
Freedmen
47
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Andersons registered

Texas counties where the Andersons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2110%
Colorado County178%
Wharton County125%
Anderson County115%
Fayette County115%
Galveston County115%
McLennan County115%
Fort Bend County105%
Bastrop County94%
Cherokee County94%
Brazoria County73%
Bexar County63%
Brazos County63%
Lamar County52%
Burleson County42%
Falls County42%
Freestone County42%
Jefferson County42%
Austin County31%
Calhoun County31%
Davis County31%
DeWitt County31%
Gonzales County31%
Henderson County31%
Houston County31%
Van Zandt County31%
Walker County31%
Wood County31%
Caldwell County2under 1%
Dallas County2under 1%
Guadalupe County2under 1%
Hardin County2under 1%
Jackson County2under 1%
Leon County2under 1%
Matagorda County2under 1%
San Augustine County2under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Kaufman County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Smith County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%

Where the Andersons were born

Birthplaces the Andersons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3021%
Alabama2215%
Tennessee2215%
Mississippi1712%
Georgia128%
North Carolina128%
South Carolina107%
Louisiana53%
Texas53%
Arkansas32%
Kentucky32%
Maryland1under 1%
Missouri1under 1%
Pennsylvania1under 1%

When the Andersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Andersons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
5
1840s
46
1850s
62
1860s
101

Every Anderson in the register

The Andersons in the register, 1 to 50 of 219
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron AndersonBexar CountyTennessee
Abe AndersonBexar CountyTennessee1865
Abraham AndersonBexar CountyTennessee1865
Abraham AndersonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1832
Abraham AndersonFreestone CountyMissouri1867
Abram AndersonFayette CountyGeorgia1848
Albert AndersonBastrop CountyMississippi1857
Albert AndersonJackson County1857
Alexander AndersonBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1865
Allen AndersonMcLennan County1866
Andrew AndersonLeon CountyVirginia1847
Anthony AndersonAnderson CountyMississippi1849
Archey AndersonLamar CountySouth Carolina1864
Arthur AndersonGalveston County1852
Austin AndersonHardin CountyGeorgia1866
Austin AndersonJefferson County1855
Ben AndersonBrazos County1845
Ben AndersonBrazos County1848
Ben. AndersonBrazos County1849
Benjamin AndersonAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1855
Benjamin AndersonHouston CountySouth Carolina1858
Benjamin AndersonVan Zandt CountyMississippi1863
Berrell AndersonColorado CountyMississippi1857
Berry AndersonHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Bob AndersonLamar CountyVirginia1857
Brumsick AndersonWalker CountyAlabama1854
Bryan AndersonBrazos County1851
Buck AndersonAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Caleb AndersonAustin CountyMississippi1840
Calvin AndersonWharton County1866
Cavie AndersonTarrant CountyAlabama1854
Charles AndersonBexar CountyNorth Carolina1852
Charles AndersonBrazoria CountyVirginia1851
Charles AndersonColorado CountyVirginia1852
Charles AndersonColorado CountyVirginia1855
Charles AndersonGalveston County1866
Charles AndersonGalveston County1854
Charles AndersonGalveston County1849
Charles AndersonHarrison CountyAlabama1844
Charles AndersonMcLennan County1866
Charles AndersonRefugio County
Charles AndersonSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
Charles AndersonWharton County1866
Claiborne AndersonBastrop CountyAlabama1862
Dallas AndersonGrayson CountyTennessee
Daniel AndersonHill CountyTennessee1865
Daniel AndersonMatagorda CountyAlabama1838
David AndersonBrazos County1846
David AndersonFalls County
David AndersonFalls County

Anderson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Anderson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 21 of the 219, Colorado County 17. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Andersons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (30), Alabama (22) and Tennessee (22) as their birthplaces most often, and 5 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Anderson?

Harrison County (21), Colorado County (17), Wharton County (12). In all, 219 registered across 47 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Anderson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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