Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Lucas, Austin County, Texas, 1867

William Lucas registered to vote in Austin County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 38 years in Texas, 38 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
38 years
In Texas
38 years
In the county
about 1829
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1829 to 1870

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In Austin County

William Lucas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Lucas
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
38 years
Years in Austin County
38 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 29 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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