Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Owens, Austin County, Texas, 1868
William Owens registered to vote in Austin County on January 28, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 2 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
William Owens
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Owens
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- January 28, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Austin County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsWilliam Owens reported 14 years more in Texas than in Austin County.
Owenses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Owens
- Owen 7
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 47 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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