Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Francis, Austin County, Texas, 1867
John Francis registered to vote in Austin County on July 25, 1867. He reported Mississippi 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.
- Mississippi
- 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
John Francis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Francis
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Austin County
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Francis in Austin County
- Plers Francisborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
- Win Francisborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1839
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 8 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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