Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Terrill Flake, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Terrill Flake registered to vote in Austin County on August 3, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Austin County

Terrill Flake

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Terrill Flake
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Austin County
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Flake in Austin County

Flakes elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Flake 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 17 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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