Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Brown, Bexar County, Texas, 1868

Richard Brown registered to vote in Bexar County on January 31, 1868. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Richard Brown

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Brown
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Brown in Bexar County

  • Allen Brownborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1839
  • Henry Brownborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1864
  • Henry Brownborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
  • James Brownborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
  • James Brownborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1845

Browns elsewhere in Texas

All 383 freedmen named Brown 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 40 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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