Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Allen Young Sr., Chambers County, Texas, 1867

Allen Young Sr. registered to vote in Chambers County on August 13, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Allen Young Sr.

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Allen Young Sr.
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Chambers County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Naturalized, how
"Birth"
Naturalized, when
"1824"
Naturalized, where
"Virginia"
Signature, as written
"Allen Young Sr."
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Young Sr.

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 2 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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