Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Duc Shaw, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Duc Shaw registered to vote in Austin County on November 16, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Duc Shaw

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Duc Shaw
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Austin County
9 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Shaw in Austin County

  • Benjamin Shawborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1862
  • Harry Shawborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
  • Jerry Shawborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1840
  • Sam Shawborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1840

Shaws elsewhere in Texas

All 64 freedmen named Shaw in Texas

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

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