Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Smaller, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Henry Smaller registered to vote in Austin County on July 27, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 1 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Austin County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Henry Smaller

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Smaller
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
13 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

13 years

Henry Smaller reported 13 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Variations of Smaller

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

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