Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Dixon, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Nelson Dixon registered to vote in Austin County on November 26, 1869. He reported Texas 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Austin County

Nelson Dixon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Dixon
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Austin County
22 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Dixon in Austin County

Dixons elsewhere in Texas

All 29 freedmen named Dixon 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 64 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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