Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Pikney Edwards, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Pikney Edwards registered to vote in Austin County on November 17, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Pikney Edwards

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Pikney Edwards
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Austin County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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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 54 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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