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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, 101 to 150 of 207
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James AndersonSmith CountyVirginia1866
James AndersonVan Zandt CountyVirginia1866
Jeb AndersonGalveston County1859
Jefferson AndersonGonzales County1841
Jerry AndersonColorado CountyGeorgia1833
Jerry AndersonDallas CountyKentucky1863
Jerry AndersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1853
Jim AndersonAnderson CountyAlabama1854
Jim AndersonFort Bend County1866
Joe AndersonWharton County1866
John AndersonAnderson CountyPennsylvania1855
John AndersonAustin CountySouth Carolina1850
John AndersonBexar CountyMississippi1865
John AndersonCalhoun County1866
John AndersonDavis CountyGeorgia1860
John AndersonDeWitt County1852
John AndersonFayette CountyTennessee1845
John AndersonFayette CountyNorth Carolina1849
John AndersonFort Bend County1859
John AndersonGalveston County1866
John AndersonHarrison CountyVirginia1846
John AndersonHarrison CountyArkansas1865
John AndersonHarrison CountyAlabama1850
John AndersonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1849
John AndersonHays CountyLouisiana1866
John AndersonWharton County1866
John AndersonWharton County1866
Jordon AndersonGonzales County1845
Joseph AndersonBastrop CountyTennessee1840
Joseph AndersonHarrison CountyVirginia1863
Kan AndersonHardin CountyMississippi1854
Lance AndersonFort Bend County1866
Lee AndersonWood CountyGeorgia1863
Levi AndersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Lewis AndersonAnderson CountyTexas1844
Lewis AndersonColorado CountyTennessee1852
Lewis AndersonGalveston County1867
Louis AndersonFreestone CountyTennessee1849
Madrid AndersonColorado CountyVirginia1857
Major AndersonFort Bend County1837
Mannuel AndersonBrazoria CountyVirginia1862
Mark AndersonHouston CountyTennessee1855
Maryatt AndersonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Matt AndersonColorado CountyLouisiana1862
Milam AndersonMcLennan County1866
Miles AndersonFayette CountyLouisiana1843
Milton AndersonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1863
Morris AndersonColorado CountyMississippi1835
Morris AndersonWalker CountyAlabama
Mortmer AndersonGalveston County1859

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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