Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isam Shadric, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Isam Shadric registered to vote in Austin County on November 17, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 9 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Isam Shadric

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isam Shadric
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Austin County
4 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Isam Shadric reported 5 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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 54 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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