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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, 151 to 200 of 207
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nat AndersonFort Bend County1860
Nedam AndersonWood CountyMississippi1864
Nelson AndersonColorado CountyLouisiana1866
Oscar AndersonFayette CountyGeorgia1858
Perry AndersonFayette CountyAlabama1859
Peter AndersonColorado CountyVirginia1853
Peter AndersonFort Bend County1866
Peter AndersonFort Bend County1863
Peter AndersonJefferson County1849
Peter AndersonWharton County1866
Petter AndersonColorado CountyMississippi1863
Rias AndersonFort Bend County1851
Richard AndersonAnderson CountyAlabama1857
Richard AndersonGalveston County1851
Richard AndersonGalveston County1865
Richard AndersonJefferson County1859
Richard AndersonMcLennan County1866
Richard AndersonMcLennan County1866
Richmond AndersonBastrop CountyKentucky1848
Robert AndersonDavis CountySouth Carolina1864
Robert AndersonHarrison CountyVirginia1855
Robert AndersonSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
Robert AndersonWharton County1866
Sam AndersonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Sam AndersonDeWitt County1850
Sammel AndersonMcLennan County1867
Sammuel AndersonBexar CountyTennessee1846
Sammuel AndersonBrazoria CountyTennessee1858
Samuel AndersonFreestone CountyTexas1867
Samuel AndersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1849
Samuel AndersonJohnson CountyAlabama1860
Sheppard AndersonMcLennan County1866
Sing AndersonBrazos County1864
Spencer AndersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1851
Stanford AndersonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1862
Stephen AndersonAustin CountyTennessee1850
Stephen AndersonFayette CountyGeorgia1860
Stephen AndersonMatagorda CountyMaryland1867
Sylvester AndersonWharton County1866
T. AndersonBurleson County1863
Thomas AndersonBurleson County1848
Thomas AndersonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Thos AndersonColorado CountyAlabama1849
Timothy AndersonBrazoria CountyTexas1845
W. AndersonBurleson County1857
Wallace AndersonFayette CountyMississippi1855
Washington AndersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1849
William AndersonHarrison CountyVirginia1846
William AndersonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
William AndersonJackson County1849

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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