Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Amos Cambrie, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Amos Cambrie registered to vote in Austin County on July 21, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Transferred 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Austin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Austin County

Amos Cambrie

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Amos Cambrie
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 21, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Transferred 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 3 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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