Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George McQueen, Austin County, Texas, 1869

George McQueen registered to vote in Austin County on November 16, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 3 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Austin County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

George McQueen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George McQueen
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Austin County
3 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
9 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

9 years

George McQueen reported 9 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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

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