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Anderson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 207 freedmen

207 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
207
Freedmen
42
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 County126%
Anderson County115%
Fayette County115%
Galveston County115%
McLennan County115%
Fort Bend County105%
Bastrop County94%
Cherokee County94%
Brazoria County73%
Bexar County63%
Brazos County63%
Burleson County42%
Falls County42%
Freestone County42%
Jefferson County42%
Austin County31%
Calhoun County31%
Davis County31%
DeWitt County31%
Gonzales 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%
San Augustine County2under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Smith County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%

Where the Andersons were born

Birthplaces the Andersons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2418%
Alabama2116%
Tennessee2015%
Mississippi1713%
Georgia129%
North Carolina129%
South Carolina86%
Louisiana54%
Texas54%
Arkansas32%
Kentucky32%
Maryland1under 1%
Missouri1under 1%
Pennsylvania1under 1%

When the Andersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Andersons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
4
1840s
45
1850s
59
1860s
95

Every Anderson in the register

The Andersons in the register, 51 to 100 of 207
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmund AndersonHunt CountyArkansas1846
Edward AndersonColorado CountyVirginia1851
Edward AndersonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Edward AndersonWharton County1866
Evans AndersonMcLennan County1866
Fayette AndersonFayette CountyAlabama1850
Frank AndersonCalhoun County1866
Frank AndersonWharton County1866
Franklin AndersonHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Geo AndersonFort Bend County1866
George AndersonAnderson CountyMississippi1847
George AndersonBrazoria CountyVirginia1860
George AndersonBurleson County1862
George AndersonCherokee CountyKentucky1866
George AndersonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
George AndersonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
George AndersonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1860
George AndersonFalls County1856
George AndersonHouston CountyAlabama1841
George AndersonJefferson County1852
George AndersonVan Zandt CountyAlabama1866
George AndersonWalker CountyVirginia1858
George W. AndersonBastrop CountyVirginia1846
Griffin AndersonGonzales County1840
H. AndersonDallas CountyArkansas1864
Harry AndersonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Harry AndersonMcLennan County1866
Harry AndersonWood CountyGeorgia1857
Hart AndersonHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Henry AndersonAnderson CountyTennessee1851
Henry AndersonBastrop CountyLouisiana1855
Henry AndersonCalhoun County1866
Henry AndersonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Henry AndersonDeWitt County1851
Henry AndersonFalls County
Henry AndersonFayette CountyAlabama1867
Henry AndersonFort Bend County1866
Henry AndersonGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
Horrard AndersonCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Isaac AndersonBrazoria CountyTennessee1841
Isaac AndersonGuadalupe CountySouth Carolina1866
Jack AndersonAnderson CountyGeorgia1850
Jack AndersonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Jack AndersonHarrison CountyTexas1846
Jackson AndersonBastrop CountyVirginia1845
James AndersonBastrop CountyVirginia1852
James AndersonCherokee CountyTexas1866
James AndersonColorado CountyVirginia1852
James AndersonDavis CountyAlabama1847
James AndersonHarrison CountyMississippi1846

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 207, 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 (24), Alabama (21) and Tennessee (20) 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, 207 registered across 42 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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