Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Burrill Garnet, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Burrill Garnet registered to vote in Austin County on January 28, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Austin County

Burrill Garnet

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Burrill Garnet
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
12 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 Garnet in Austin County

  • Geo Garnetborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855

Garnets elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Garnet in Texas

Variations of Garnet

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 46 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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