Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Trevie, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Frank Trevie registered to vote in Austin County on July 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 15 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Frank Trevie

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Trevie
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Austin County
15 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
11 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

11 years

Frank Trevie reported 11 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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

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