Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Richard, Austin County, Texas, 1867
James Richard registered to vote in Austin County on July 29, 1867. He reported South Carolina 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
James Richard
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Richard
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Austin County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJames Richard reported 14 years more in Texas than in Austin County.
Other freedmen named Richard in Austin County
- Brown Richardborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1850
Richards elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richard
- Richardson 64
- Richards 32
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 11 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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