Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Columbus Gallaspie, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Columbus Gallaspie registered to vote in Austin County on July 20, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Austin County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Columbus Gallaspie

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Columbus Gallaspie
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
12 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

12 years

Columbus Gallaspie reported 12 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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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