Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Aguire, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Robert Aguire registered to vote in Austin County on July 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 21 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Robert Aguire

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Aguire
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Austin County
6 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

Robert Aguire reported 15 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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

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