Austin County ยท 1867 voter registration

Anderson Tuxon, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Anderson Tuxon registered to vote in Austin County on August 5, 1867. He reported Saxony as his birthplace and 26 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 Texas marked
Born in Saxony, registered in Austin County, Texas
Saxony
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Austin County

Anderson Tuxon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anderson Tuxon
Place of birth
Saxony
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
26 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. It sits on page 19 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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