Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Linsey, Austin County, Texas, 1869

William Linsey registered to vote in Austin County on November 26, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Austin County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Austin County

William Linsey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Linsey
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Austin County
10 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 Linsey in Austin County

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

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