Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Bembric, Austin County, Texas, 1869
William Bembric registered to vote in Austin County on November 16, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
William Bembric
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Bembric
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Austin County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 53 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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