Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dennis Taylor, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Dennis Taylor registered to vote in Austin County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
20 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Dennis Taylor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dennis Taylor
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Place of residence
Wallers Stone
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
20 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

20 years

Dennis Taylor reported 20 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Other freedmen named Taylor in Austin County

Taylors elsewhere in Texas

All 259 freedmen named Taylor in Texas

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

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