Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Owens, Harrison County, Texas, 1868

John Owens registered to vote in Harrison County on January 28, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

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John Owens

Texas

Name: John Owens
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Harrison County
Precinct: 5
Registered: January 28, 1868
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Harrison County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Signature, as written: "J. Owens"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Owens in Harrison County

Berry Owensborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1851
Green Owensborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1867
John Owensborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
Robert Owensborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1856
Robert Owensborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855

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 85 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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