Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephan Browning, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Stephan Browning registered to vote in Austin County on July 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Transferred to Washington County" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Austin County

Stephan Browning

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephan Browning
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Transferred to Washington County"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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