Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Evans, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Edward Evans registered to vote in Austin County on July 26, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 11 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.

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
11 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Edward Evans

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Evans
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Austin County
7 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Edward Evans reported 4 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Other freedmen named Evans in Austin County

  • Frank Evansborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
  • Henry Evansborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851

Evanses elsewhere in Texas

All 72 freedmen named Evans 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 9 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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