Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Squire Voorhies, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Squire Voorhies registered to vote in Austin County on November 19, 1869. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Austin County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Austin County

Squire Voorhies

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Squire Voorhies
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Austin County
Place of residence
Wallers Stone
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Austin County
2 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 56 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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