Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alexander Greene, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Alexander Greene registered to vote in Austin County on July 30, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas. 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Austin County

Alexander Greene

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alexander Greene
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Greene in Austin County

Greenes elsewhere in Texas

All 9 freedmen named Greene in Texas

Variations of Greene

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

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