Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Thomas, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Thomas registered to vote in Austin County on August 23, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Austin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Jacob Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

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

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

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