Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Rubin Bridge, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Rubin Bridge registered to vote in Austin County on January 27, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 15 years
In Texas: 15 years
In the county: about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Austin County

Rubin Bridge

Texas

Name: Rubin Bridge
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Austin County
Registered: January 27, 1868
Years in Texas: 15 years
Years in Austin County: 15 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Austin County on the 1870 county map

Bridges elsewhere in Texas

Felix Bridge Colorado County

All 2 freedmen named Bridge in Texas

Variations of Bridge

Bridges 7

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

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