Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Riley Butler, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Riley Butler registered to vote in Austin County on January 31, 1868. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Austin County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Riley Butler

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Riley Butler
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Austin County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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