Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Alexander, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Henry Alexander registered to vote in Austin County on August 19, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Austin County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Henry Alexander

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Alexander
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Austin County
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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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 26 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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