Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Punchard, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Punchard registered to vote in Austin County on July 21, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 36 years in Texas, 36 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Austin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
36 years
In Texas
36 years
In the county
about 1831
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1831 to 1870

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In Austin County

Punchard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Punchard
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 21, 1867
Years in Texas
36 years
Years in Austin County
36 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 Punchard in Austin County

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

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