Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bartemas Mathews, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Bartemas Mathews registered to vote in Austin County on September 3, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Austin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Bartemas Mathews

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bartemas Mathews
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
September 3, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Austin County
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Mathews

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

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