Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Lott, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Edward Lott registered to vote in Austin County on January 27, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Austin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Austin County

Edward Lott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Lott
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Austin County
Place of residence
Bellville
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Austin County
15 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 Lott in Austin County

  • Monnel Lottborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1839

Lotts elsewhere in Texas

All 14 freedmen named Lott 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 46 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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