Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Armstead Collins, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Armstead Collins registered to vote in Austin County on July 19, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Austin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Austin County

Armstead Collins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Armstead Collins
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Austin County
Place of residence
Bellvile
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Austin County
23 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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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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