Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Cyrus Richards, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Cyrus Richards registered to vote in Austin County on September 2, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Austin County

Cyrus Richards

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Cyrus Richards
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
September 2, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Austin County
22 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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