Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Perry, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Sam Perry registered to vote in Austin County on November 23, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 31 years in Texas, 31 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
31 years
In Texas
31 years
In the county
about 1838
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1838 to 1870

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In Austin County

Sam Perry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Perry
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
31 years
Years in Austin County
31 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 Perry in Austin County

Perrys elsewhere in Texas

All 58 freedmen named Perry 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 61 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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