San Saba County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lonzo Cowen, San Saba County, Texas, 1867

Lonzo Cowen registered to vote in San Saba County on August 24, 1867. The registrar wrote "Left the County Colored" beside his name. San Saba County registered 19 freedmen in 1867, 9% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in San Saba County, Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lonzo Cowen
County of registration
San Saba County
Registered
August 24, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Left the County Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Saba County highlighted
San Saba County on the 1870 county map

Cowens elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Cowen 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 3 of the San Saba County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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