San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Nash, San Augustine County, Texas, 1868

Lewis Nash registered to vote in San Augustine County on January 31, 1868. 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in San Augustine County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In San Augustine County

Lewis Nash

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Nash
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
San Augustine County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in San Augustine County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Lewis Nash."
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 Nash in San Augustine County

  • Sam Nashborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866

Nashes elsewhere in Texas

All 16 freedmen named Nash 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 15 of the San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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