Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Brown, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Charles Brown registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 21, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 43 years in Texas, 43 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 43 years
- In Texas
- 43 years
- In the county
- about 1824
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1824 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
Charles Brown
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Brown
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 43 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 43 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brown in Brazoria County
- Abraham Brownborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1851
- Adam Brownborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1832
- Alfred Brownborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1823
- Anthony Brownborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1847
- Benjamin Brownborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1847
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 25 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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