Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
York Owens, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
York Owens registered to vote in Colorado County on July 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Colorado County
York Owens
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- York Owens
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Owens in Colorado County
- Abe Owensborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
- Alex Owensborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
- Archey Owensborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
- Dennis Owensborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
- Nathen Owensborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1860
Owenses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Owens
- Owen 7
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 12 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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