Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

London Dickens, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

London Dickens registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 14, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 31 years in Texas, 31 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
31 years
In Texas
31 years
In the county
about 1836
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1836 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

London Dickens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
London Dickens
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
31 years
Years in Brazoria County
31 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Dickenses elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Dickens in Texas

Variations of Dickens

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 20 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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