Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Barnum, Austin County, Texas, 1867
William Barnum registered to vote in Austin County on August 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 23 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
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In Austin County
William Barnum
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Barnum
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Place of residence
- Cat Springs
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Austin County
- 23 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Barnum in Austin County
- John Barnumborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1842
Barnums elsewhere in Texas
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 23 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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