Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Barnum, Austin County, Texas, 1867

John Barnum registered to vote in Austin County on August 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Austin County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
25 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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In Austin County

John Barnum

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Barnum
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Austin County
25 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Barnum in Austin County

  • Win Barnumborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1844

Barnums elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Barnum 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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