Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Taylor, Austin County, Texas, 1867

James Taylor registered to vote in Austin County on August 6, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

James Taylor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Taylor
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
6 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

6 years

James Taylor reported 6 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 18 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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