Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Henry, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Andrew Henry registered to vote in Austin County on August 29, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 2 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Austin County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Andrew Henry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Henry
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Austin County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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