Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Stewart, Austin County, Texas, 1867
John Stewart registered to vote in Austin County on August 30, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 20 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.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
John Stewart
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Stewart
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- August 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Austin County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsJohn Stewart reported 19 years more in Texas than in Austin County.
Other freedmen named Stewart in Austin County
- Adam Stewartborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1862
- Alexander Stewartborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1849
- Henry Stewartborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1855
- Henry Stewartborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Joseph Stewartborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1849
Stewarts elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Stewart
- Steward 33
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 39 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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