Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Bell, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Bell registered to vote in Austin County on July 25, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Austin County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Austin County

Jacob Bell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Bell
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Austin County
20 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
  • James Bellborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
  • John Bellborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845

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

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