Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

King Austin, Leon County, Texas, 1869

King Austin registered to vote in Leon County on November 22, 1869. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Leon County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Leon County

King Austin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
King Austin
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Leon County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Naturalized, how
"Distinct"
Naturalized, when
"May 7. 1867"
Naturalized, where
"Waco, McLennan Co."
Signature, as written
"King Austin"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Austin in Leon County

Austins elsewhere in Texas

All 34 freedmen named Austin 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 33 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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