Sanderson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sanderson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Sanderson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Galveston County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sandersons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sanderson registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Sandersons registered

Texas counties where the Sandersons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County133%
Galveston County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Sandersons were born

Birthplaces the Sandersons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Texas150%

When the Sandersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sandersons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
1

Variations of Sanderson

Every Sanderson in the register

The Sandersons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred SandersonHarrison CountyMississippi1862
John SandersonBexar CountyTexas1849
Robert SandersonGalveston County1845

Sanderson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sanderson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 3, Galveston County 1. 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 Anderson and Sanders as well.

Where did the Sandersons in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and Texas (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Sanderson?

Bexar County (1), Galveston County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Sanderson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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