Orange County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Brown, Orange County, Texas, 1869

Robert Brown registered to vote in Orange County on September 21, 1869. He reported New York as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Orange County. Orange County registered 54 freedmen in 1867, 20% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with New York and Texas marked
Born in New York, registered in Orange County, Texas
New York
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Orange County

Robert Brown

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Brown
Place of birth
New York
County of registration
Orange County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 21, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Orange County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Orange County highlighted
Orange County on the 1870 county map

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 4 of the Orange County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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