Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Eli Cumminings, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Eli Cumminings registered to vote in Austin County on November 22, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Austin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Austin County

Eli Cumminings

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Eli Cumminings
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Austin County
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Cumminings

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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