Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Owens, Grayson County, Texas, 1869

Henry Owens registered to vote in Grayson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Born in Missouri, registered in Grayson County, Texas

Missouri
Birthplace: 7 years
In Texas: 7 years
In the county: about 1862
Reached Texas

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Henry Owens

Texas

Name: Henry Owens
Place of birth: Missouri
County of registration: Grayson County
Precinct: 1
Registered: November 17, 1869
Years in Texas: 7 years
Years in Grayson County: 7 years
Years in the precinct: 7 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Grayson County on the 1870 county map

Owenses elsewhere in Texas

All 50 freedmen named Owens 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 35 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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