Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Shepard, Austin County, Texas, 1867
James Shepard registered to vote in Austin County on July 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Transferred to Washington County Nov. 26.69" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
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In Austin County
James Shepard
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Shepard
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- July 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Transferred to Washington County Nov. 26.69"
Other freedmen named Shepard in Austin County
- David Shepardborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1851
- Henry Shepardborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
- Miles Shepardborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1864
- Parker Shepardborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1847
- William Shepardborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
Shepards elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Shepard
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 3 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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