Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Austin Thorenton, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Austin Thorenton registered to vote in Bexar County on July 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
about 1848
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Austin Thorenton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Austin Thorenton
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 3, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Thorenton

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 5 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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