Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Phillip Owens, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Phillip Owens registered to vote in Tyler County on July 31, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Tyler County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Tyler County

Phillip Owens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Phillip Owens
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Tyler County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Signature, as written
"Philip Owens"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tyler County highlighted
Tyler County on the 1870 county map

Owenses elsewhere in Texas

All 54 freedmen named Owens in Texas

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 2 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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