Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joe Cyrus Campbell, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Joe Cyrus Campbell registered to vote in Austin County on November 26, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 39 years in Texas, 39 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
39 years
In Texas
39 years
In the county
about 1830
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1830 to 1870

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In Austin County

Joe Cyrus Campbell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joe Cyrus Campbell
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
39 years
Years in Austin County
39 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 Campbell in Austin County

Campbells elsewhere in Texas

All 53 freedmen named Campbell in Texas

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

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