Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Love Sr., Austin County, Texas, 1867

Richard Love Sr. registered to vote in Austin County on August 24, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 8 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1840
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Richard Love Sr.

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Love Sr.
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Austin County
8 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Richard Love Sr. reported 19 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Variations of Love Sr.

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

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