Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Hawkins James, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Hawkins James registered to vote in Austin County on November 17, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Austin County

Hawkins James

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Hawkins James
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Austin County
21 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. Austin County's entries fill 65 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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