Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nathan Oliver, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Nathan Oliver registered to vote in Austin County on November 22, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Austin County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Nathan Oliver

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nathan Oliver
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in 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

Other freedmen named Oliver in Austin County

Olivers elsewhere in Texas

All 42 freedmen named Oliver in Texas

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

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