Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Berret Edmond, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Berret Edmond registered to vote in Austin County on July 23, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. 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
6 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Berret Edmond

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Berret Edmond
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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. Austin County's entries fill 65 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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