Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Chesterfield Alen, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Chesterfield Alen registered to vote in Hunt County on July 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hunt County registered 149 freedmen in 1867, 12% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

Chesterfield Alen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Chesterfield Alen
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Hunt County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Hunt County
3 years
Signature, as written
"C. Allen " ""
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Chesterfield Alen reported 3 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.

Variations of Alen

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 Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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