San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Spencer Payne, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867

Spencer Payne registered to vote in San Augustine County on July 23, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in San Augustine County. 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in San Augustine County
Texas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In San Augustine County

Spencer Payne

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Spencer Payne
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
San Augustine County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in San Augustine County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Thomas Payne"
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 Payne in San Augustine County

  • Amos Payneborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
  • John Payneborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
  • Peter Payneborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
  • Robert Payneborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866

Paynes elsewhere in Texas

All 27 freedmen named Payne 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 4 of the San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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