Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John McDade, Austin County, Texas, 1867

John McDade registered to vote in Austin County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 7 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
30 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas
23 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

John McDade

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John McDade
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Austin County
7 years
Years in Texas before 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

Elsewhere in Texas

23 years

John McDade reported 23 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Other freedmen named McDade in Austin County

McDades elsewhere in Texas

All 10 freedmen named McDade 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 29 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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