Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Jackson, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Stephen Jackson registered to vote in Austin County on September 2, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 40 years in Texas, 40 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
40 years
In Texas
40 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1827 to 1870

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In Austin County

Stephen Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Jackson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
September 2, 1867
Years in Texas
40 years
Years in Austin County
40 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 41 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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