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Sanders in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 59 freedmen

59 freedmen named Sanders registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (9), Falls County (6) and Austin County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sanderses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sanders registered, on the 1870 county map
59
Freedmen
29
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sanderses registered

Where the Sanderses were born

Birthplaces the Sanderses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama716%
Kentucky716%
Virginia716%
Georgia49%
North Carolina49%
Arkansas37%
Mississippi37%
Louisiana25%
Missouri25%
Africa12%
South Carolina12%
Tennessee12%
Texas12%

When the Sanderses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sanderses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
10
1850s
21
1860s
22

Variations of Sanders

Every Sanders in the register

The Sanderses in the register, 1 to 50 of 59
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham SandersHays CountyMississippi1866
Albert SandersFalls County
Albert SandersShelby CountyKentucky1842
Allie SandersFayette CountyAfrica1861
Andrew SandersChambers CountyKentucky1866
Armstead SandersCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Augustus SandersHarrison CountyAlabama1847
B. C. SandersBurleson County1857
Ben SandersHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1851
Bob SandersFayette CountyAlabama1851
Charles SandersFalls County
Chas S SandersGalveston County1866
Comodore SandersTarrant CountyKentucky1866
Daniel B. SandersWalker CountyVirginia1858
Edward SandersAustin CountyAlabama1859
Elliah SandersGalveston County1845
French SandersHarrison CountyTexas1846
George SandersHarris County1860
Gustave SandersColorado CountyVirginia1855
Ira SandersWharton County1866
Jackson SandersColorado CountyLouisiana1843
James SandersBrazos County1863
James SandersCollin CountyVirginia1863
Jeff SandersShelby CountyTennessee1846
Jen SandersFreestone CountyKentucky1867
John Clark SandersCameron CountyMissouri1863
Jonas SandersAnderson CountyAlabama1850
Joseph SandersHarrison CountyArkansas1849
Joseph SandersHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Josh SandersFayette CountyMississippi1856
Julius SandersCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Louis SandersLeon CountyAlabama1859
Moses SandersAustin CountyKentucky1852
Moses SandersLampasas CountyAlabama1866
Oliver SandersBurleson County1867
Parchal SandersHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Pleasant SandersCherokee CountyArkansas1866
Richard SandersAustin CountyLouisiana1856
Richard SandersGoliad County1844
Riley SandersBexar CountyNorth Carolina1860
Robb SandersDallas CountyVirginia1857
Robert SandersBastrop CountyKentucky1850
Robert SandersTarrant CountyVirginia1857
Sam SandersBrazos County1861
Samuel SandersHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Samuel SandersTarrant CountyVirginia1856
Simon SandersFalls County
Squire SandersFalls County
Tom SandersAnderson CountySouth Carolina1862
Wesley SandersHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1849

Sanders genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sanders in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 9 of the 59, Falls County 6. 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 look under Saunders as well.

Where did the Sanderses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (7), Kentucky (7) and Virginia (7) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Sanders?

Harrison County (9), Falls County (6), Austin County (3). In all, 59 registered across 29 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 Sanders appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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