Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

N Owen, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

N Owen registered to vote in Johnson County on August 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 1 of them in Johnson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Johnson County registered 88 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Johnson County

N Owen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
N Owen
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Camp Creek
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Johnson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Johnson County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Johnson County highlighted
Johnson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

N Owen reported 5 years more in Texas than in Johnson County.

Owens elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Owen in Texas

Variations of Owen

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. Johnson County's entries fill 20 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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