Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Jakeway, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Henry Jakeway registered to vote in Austin County on September 3, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 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
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Henry Jakeway

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Jakeway
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
September 3, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
3 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

3 years

Henry Jakeway reported 3 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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

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