Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Callaway, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Albert Callaway registered to vote in Austin County on November 23, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 2 years 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Albert Callaway

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Callaway
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before 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

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Albert Callaway reported 1 year more in Texas than in Austin County.

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

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