Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John H. Lomax, Austin County, Texas, 1867

John H. Lomax registered to vote in Austin County on September 3, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year 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
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

John H. Lomax

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John H. Lomax
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
September 3, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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