Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moore Sammuel, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Moore Sammuel registered to vote in Austin County on August 20, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Austin County

Moore Sammuel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moore Sammuel
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Austin County
23 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. Austin County's entries fill 65 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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