Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Stephenson, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Frank Stephenson registered to vote in Austin County on November 18, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Austin County

Frank Stephenson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Stephenson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 18, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Austin County
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Stephenson

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

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