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Austin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 34 freedmen

34 freedmen named Austin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Leon County (5), McLennan County (4) and Brazoria County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Austins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Austin registered, on the 1870 county map
34
Freedmen
19
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Austins registered

Texas counties where the Austins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County515%
McLennan County412%
Brazoria County39%
Galveston County39%
Harrison County39%
Austin County26%
Wharton County26%
Anderson County13%
Bexar County13%
Brazos County13%
Colorado County13%
Dallas County13%
DeWitt County13%
Falls County13%
Fayette County13%
Fort Bend County13%
Hill County13%
Madison County13%
Matagorda County13%

Where the Austins were born

Birthplaces the Austins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina419%
Alabama314%
Tennessee210%
Texas210%
Virginia210%
Florida15%
Georgia15%
Kentucky15%
Louisiana15%
Maryland15%
Mississippi15%
Missouri15%
New York15%

When the Austins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Austins
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
11
1850s
4
1860s
18

Every Austin in the register

The Austins in the register, 1 to 34 of 34
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam AustinLeon CountyAlabama1849
Alfred AustinBrazoria CountyLouisiana1862
Antny AustinMadison CountyMississippi1865
Benjamin AustinBrazoria CountyMissouri1853
Calvind AustinMcLennan County1866
Charles AustinFort Bend County1867
Charles AustinHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Cornelius AustinGalveston County1846
Doctor AustinHarrison CountyVirginia1866
Gabrod AustinMcLennan County1866
Granville AustinHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Isaac AustinBexar CountyNew York1864
Isaac AustinMcLennan County1866
Jack AustinDeWitt County1861
Jack AustinWharton County1866
Jerry AustinMcLennan County1866
John AustinFayette CountyAlabama1857
John AustinLeon CountyTexas1848
Josephus AustinColorado CountyTexas1845
King AustinLeon CountyFlorida1849
Logan AustinGalveston County1850
Mathew AustinFalls County
Moses AustinAustin CountyVirginia1861
Peter AustinDallas CountyNorth Carolina1863
Robert AustinAnderson CountyTennessee1863
Robert AustinBrazos County1847
Robert M AustinGalveston County1866
Ruben AustinLeon CountyAlabama1848
Smith AustinHill CountyTennessee1862
Sterling AustinMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1847
Thomas AustinLeon CountyGeorgia1849
Wells AustinWharton County1866
William AustinBrazoria CountyMaryland1860
Winn AustinAustin CountyKentucky1859

Austin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Austin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 5 of the 34, McLennan County 4. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Austins in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (4), Alabama (3) and Tennessee (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Austin?

Leon County (5), McLennan County (4), Brazoria County (3). In all, 34 registered across 19 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Austin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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