Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abraham Lasade, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Abraham Lasade registered to vote in Austin County on August 27, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 26 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Austin County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Austin County

Abraham Lasade

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abraham Lasade
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Austin County
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 36 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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