Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Austin, Leon County, Texas, 1869
John Austin registered to vote in Leon County on November 20, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Leon County
John Austin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Austin
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Leon County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "John x his mark Austin"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Austin in Leon County
- Adam Austinborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
- King Austinborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1849
- Ruben Austinborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1848
- Thomas Austinborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1849
Austins elsewhere 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 30 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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