Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lumsford Bell, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Lumsford Bell registered to vote in Austin County on August 27, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 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
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Austin County

Lumsford Bell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lumsford Bell
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Austin County
8 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 Bell in Austin County

  • Edward Bellborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
  • George Bellborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
  • Isaac Bellborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
  • Jacob Bellborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1847
  • James Bellborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844

Bells elsewhere in Texas

All 101 freedmen named Bell 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 37 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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