Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Paris Glover, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Paris Glover registered to vote in Austin County on September 3, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Austin County

Paris Glover

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Paris Glover
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
September 3, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Austin County
9 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 Glover in Austin County

Glovers elsewhere in Texas

All 28 freedmen named Glover 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 42 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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