San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Payne, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867
John Payne registered to vote in San Augustine County on July 26, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Payne
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Payne
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- San Augustine County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in San Augustine County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "John Payne"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Payne in San Augustine County
- Amos Payneborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
- Peter Payneborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Robert Payneborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Spencer Payneborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
Paynes 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 6 of the San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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