Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Pindle, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Pindle registered to vote in Austin County on August 26, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Austin County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Austin County

Joseph Pindle

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Pindle
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 26, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in 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

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

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