Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Jesse, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Henry Jesse registered to vote in Austin County on January 28, 1868. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 27 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Austin County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Austin County

Henry Jesse

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Jesse
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
27 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 46 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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