Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Austin Popeson, Denton County, Texas, 1867

Austin Popeson registered to vote in Denton County on August 9, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 1 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Denton County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
21 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Denton County

Austin Popeson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Austin Popeson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 9, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Denton County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Denton County
21 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

21 years

Austin Popeson reported 21 years more in Texas than in Denton County.

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. Denton County's entries fill 28 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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