Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Glover, Austin County, Texas, 1869

George Glover registered to vote in Austin County on November 22, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 2 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

George Glover

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Glover
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

George Glover reported 1 year more in Texas than in Austin County.

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

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