Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alexander Moore, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Alexander Moore registered to vote in Austin County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Austin County

Alexander Moore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alexander Moore
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
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 2 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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