Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Beny Slack, Austin County, Texas, 1869

John Beny Slack registered to vote in Austin County on November 25, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Austin County

John Beny Slack

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Beny Slack
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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