Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alexander Goner, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Alexander Goner registered to vote in Austin County on July 21, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Transferred to Washington County Nov. 1869" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Austin County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Alexander Goner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alexander Goner
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 21, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Transferred to Washington County Nov. 1869"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Alexander Goner reported 3 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 3 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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