Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charley Allen, Denton County, Texas, 1868

Charley Allen registered to vote in Denton County on January 24, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Denton County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Denton County

Charley Allen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charley Allen
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
6
Registered
January 24, 1868
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Denton County
12 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Allen in Denton County

  • Ambur Allenborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
  • Ambur Allenborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1848

Allens elsewhere in Texas

All 119 freedmen named Allen 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 24 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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