Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Crump, Austin County, Texas, 1867

James Crump registered to vote in Austin County on July 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 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
14 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Austin County

James Crump

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Crump
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 21, 1867
Years in Texas
14 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 Crump in Austin County

  • Bob Crumpborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854

Crumps elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Crump 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 3 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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