Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Turner, Austin County, Texas, 1867

James Turner registered to vote in Austin County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Austin County

James Turner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Turner
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
8 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 Turner in Austin County

Turners elsewhere in Texas

All 105 freedmen named Turner 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 3 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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