Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Owens, Leon County, Texas, 1867
William Owens registered to vote in Leon County on August 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Leon County
William Owens
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Owens
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Leon County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm x Cores"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Owens in Leon County
- Benjamin Owensborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1863
- Bill Owensborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1862
- Jr., Bill Owensborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Leander Owensborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
- Simon Owensborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
Owenses elsewhere 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 20 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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