Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nathan Elleck, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Nathan Elleck registered to vote in Austin County on August 21, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Austin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Austin County

Nathan Elleck

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nathan Elleck
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in 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

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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