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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Shepard in Austin County

Shepards elsewhere in Texas

All 21 freedmen named Shepard 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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