Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Francis, Austin County, Texas, 1867
William Francis registered to vote in Austin County on July 20, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 28 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 28 years
- In Texas
- 28 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1839 to 1870
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In Austin County
William Francis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Francis
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 28 years
- Years in Austin County
- 28 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Francis in Austin County
- John Francisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
- Plers Francisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
Francises elsewhere 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 2 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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