Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Cambrick, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Richard Cambrick registered to vote in Austin County on August 23, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Transferred to Washington County, Removed 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
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Austin County

Richard Cambrick

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Cambrick
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Austin County
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Transferred to Washington County, Removed 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 33 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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