Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Russel, Austin County, Texas, 1868
Charles Russel registered to vote in Austin County on January 28, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 30 years
- In Texas
What the register records
From about 1838 to 1870
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In Austin County
Charles Russel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Russel
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- January 28, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Russels elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Russel
- Russell 17
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 46 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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