Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harrison Randall, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Harrison Randall registered to vote in Austin County on August 22, 1867. 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 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Austin County

Harrison Randall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harrison Randall
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 22, 1867
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 Randall in Austin County

Randalls elsewhere in Texas

All 25 freedmen named Randall in Texas

Variations of Randall

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

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