Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Leroy Samuel, Austin County, Texas, 1867
Leroy Samuel registered to vote in Austin County on August 31, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Austin County
Leroy Samuel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Leroy Samuel
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Austin County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Samuels elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Samuel
- Sammuel 6
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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