Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Michel Owens, Lamar County, Texas, 1869

Michel Owens registered to vote in Lamar County on July 4, 1869. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Lamar County

Michel Owens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Michel Owens
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
11
Registered
July 4, 1869
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Lamar County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"Michael Owen"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Owens

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 1 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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