Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jesse Gibbs, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Jesse Gibbs registered to vote in Austin County on November 24, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Austin County

Jesse Gibbs

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jesse Gibbs
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Austin County
16 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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