Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sussex Collis, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Sussex Collis registered to vote in Austin County on July 19, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 30 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
30 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Austin County

Sussex Collis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sussex Collis
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Austin County
30 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
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 1 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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