Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Bryant, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Bryant registered to vote in Austin County on July 22, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Austin County

Jacob Bryant

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Bryant
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 22, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Austin County
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Bryant

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

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