Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Richards, Austin County, Texas, 1867
Henry Richards registered to vote in Austin County on August 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Austin County
Henry Richards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Richards
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Austin County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Richards in Austin County
- Cyrus Richardsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1845
- Isaac Richardsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
- Jerry Richardsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
- Robert Richardsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1842
Richardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richards
- Richardson 64
- Richard 21
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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