Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Phillips, Austin County, Texas, 1869

George Phillips registered to vote in Austin County on November 22, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

George Phillips

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Phillips
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
14 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

14 years

George Phillips reported 14 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Variations of Phillips

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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