Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Brown, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
John Brown registered to vote in Gonzales County on September 28, 1867. He reported 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
John Brown
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Brown
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- September 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 21 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brown in Gonzales County
- Aaron Brownreached Texas about 1863
- Claiborn Brownreached Texas about 1847
- Hugh Brownreached Texas about 1854
- Jim Brownreached Texas about 1854
- Peter Brownreached Texas about 1861
Browns elsewhere 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 38 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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