San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaak Burn, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867

Isaak Burn registered to vote in San Augustine County on July 20, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. San Augustine County registered 340 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in San Augustine County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaak Burn
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
San Augustine County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Signature, as written
"Jasper Burns"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Augustine County highlighted
San Augustine County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Burn in San Augustine County

  • Amos Burnborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
  • Gabriel Burnborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866

Variations of Burn

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 San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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