Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Richards, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Richards registered to vote in Austin County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 14 years
In Texas: 14 years
In the county: about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Isaac Richards

Texas

Name: Isaac Richards
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Austin County
Registered: August 31, 1867
Years in Texas: 14 years
Years in Austin County: 14 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Richards in Austin County

Cyrus Richardsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1845
Henry Richardsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
Jerry Richardsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
Robert Richardsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1842

Richardses elsewhere in Texas

All 32 freedmen named Richards 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 40 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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