Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Brown, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
James Brown registered to vote in Colorado County on August 19, 1867. He reported Ohio as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Ohio
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Colorado County
James Brown
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Brown
- Place of birth
- Ohio
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Colorado County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brown in Colorado County
- Arch Brownborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1864
- Frank Brownborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1853
- Garland Brownborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
- Hardy Brownborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1842
- Jesse Brownborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864
Browns 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 42 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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