Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bill Audens, Galveston County, Texas, 1869

Bill Audens registered to vote in Galveston County on November 25, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Bill Audens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bill Audens
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 67 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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