Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Allen Brown, Houston County, Texas, 1867
Allen Brown registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 4 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Allen Brown
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Allen Brown
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Houston County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Houston County
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "Allen Brown"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsAllen Brown reported 8 years more in Texas than in Houston County.
Other freedmen named Brown in Houston County
- Calvin Brownborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866
- George Brownborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1863
- John Brownborn in District of Columbia, reached Texas about 1859
- Loyde Brownborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1862
- Oscar Brownborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
Browns elsewhere 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 9 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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