Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abraham Callaway, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Abraham Callaway registered to vote in Austin County on January 30, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Austin County

Abraham Callaway

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abraham Callaway
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
18 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 Callaway in Austin County

Callaways elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Callaway in Texas

Variations of Callaway

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

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