Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James McCrea, Austin County, Texas, 1867
James McCrea registered to vote in Austin County on July 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
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In Austin County
James McCrea
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James McCrea
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Place of residence
- Bellvile
- Registered
- July 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Austin County
- 22 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
McCreas elsewhere 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 4 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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