Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Taylor, Austin County, Texas, 1867

David Taylor registered to vote in Austin County on August 21, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas. 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
23 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Austin County

David Taylor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Taylor
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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