Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Allen Halley, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Allen Halley registered to vote in Austin County on July 25, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Allen Halley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Allen Halley
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 25, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Austin County
2 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

Allen Halley reported 13 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Variations of Halley

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

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