Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sammuel Lilly, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Sammuel Lilly registered to vote in Austin County on January 30, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 27 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
27 years
In Texas
27 years
In the county

What the register records

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In Austin County

Sammuel Lilly

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sammuel Lilly
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Austin County
27 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Lilly in Austin County

Lillys elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Lilly in Texas

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

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