Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alexander Brown, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1869

Alexander Brown registered to vote in Guadalupe County on November 25, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Guadalupe County registered 508 freedmen in 1867, 38% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Guadalupe County
Texas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Alexander Brown

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alexander Brown
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Brown in Guadalupe County

  • Caleb Brownborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
  • Cato Brownborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
  • Charles Brownborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
  • Ed Brownborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
  • Frank Brownborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1866

Browns elsewhere in Texas

All 383 freedmen named Brown 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 32 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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