Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Chambers, Austin County, Texas, 1869

George Chambers registered to vote in Austin County on November 22, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Austin County

George Chambers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Chambers
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Austin County
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 Chambers in Austin County

Chamberses elsewhere in Texas

All 28 freedmen named Chambers 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 58 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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