Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Green, Austin County, Texas, 1867

William Green registered to vote in Austin County on August 27, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Austin County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

William Green

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Green
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in 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

Other freedmen named Green in Austin County

Greens elsewhere in Texas

All 225 freedmen named Green in Texas

Variations of Green

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

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