Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Mathis, Austin County, Texas, 1869
George Mathis registered to vote in Austin County on November 18, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 28 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 28 years
- In Texas
- 28 years
- In the county
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
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In Austin County
George Mathis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Mathis
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- November 18, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 28 years
- Years in Austin County
- 28 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Mathises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Mathis
- Matthis 6
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 55 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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