Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jeremiah Brown, Denton County, Texas, 1867

Jeremiah Brown registered to vote in Denton County on August 23, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Denton County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Denton County

Jeremiah Brown

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jeremiah Brown
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Denton County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Brown in Denton County

  • Eli Brownborn in Indian Territory, reached Texas about 1857
  • Severus Brownborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1863
  • Unk Brownborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1863

Browns elsewhere in Texas

All 383 freedmen named Brown 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 17 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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