Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Austen, Matagorda County, Texas, 1869
George Austen registered to vote in Matagorda County on November 18, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
George Austen
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Austen
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 18, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 18 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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