Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jefferson Allen, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Jefferson Allen registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 27 years in Texas, 27 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 27 years
- In Texas
- 27 years
- In the county
- about 1840
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
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In Washington County
Jefferson Allen
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jefferson Allen
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 27 years
- Years in Washington County
- 27 years
- Years in the precinct
- 27 years
- Signature, as written
- "David his X mark Avis"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Other freedmen named Allen in Washington County
- Herbert Allenreached Texas about 1852
Allens 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 3 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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