Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ado Spade, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Ado Spade registered to vote in Austin County on July 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 40 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
40 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1827
Reached Texas
39 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1827 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Ado Spade

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ado Spade
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
40 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
39 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

39 years

Ado Spade reported 39 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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

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