Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Downy, Austin County, Texas, 1867
William Downy registered to vote in Austin County on August 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 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.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Austin County
William Downy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Downy
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- August 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Austin County
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Downys 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 38 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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