Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Bias, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Andrew Bias registered to vote in Austin County on January 30, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Andrew Bias

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Bias
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Austin County
7 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 Bias in Austin County

  • Aaron Biasborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
  • Bachus Biasborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1861

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

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