Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Hillyard, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Hillyard registered to vote in Austin County on August 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 46 years in Texas, 46 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
46 years
In Texas
46 years
In the county
about 1821
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1821 to 1870

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In Austin County

Jacob Hillyard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Hillyard
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
46 years
Years in Austin County
46 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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