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Allen in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 143 freedmen

143 freedmen named Allen registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (10), Brazos County (9) and Colorado County (9). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Georgia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1831.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Allens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Allen registered, on the 1870 county map
143
Freedmen
44
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1831
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Allens registered

Texas counties where the Allens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County107%
Brazos County96%
Colorado County96%
Harrison County86%
Jasper County75%
Walker County75%
Brazoria County64%
Fayette County64%
Galveston County64%
Cherokee County53%
Fort Bend County53%
Freestone County43%
Jackson County43%
Leon County43%
Matagorda County43%
Bastrop County32%
Denton County32%
Gonzales County32%
Henderson County32%
Victoria County32%
Burleson County21%
Burnet County21%
Cooke County21%
Falls County21%
Grayson County21%
Hunt County21%
McLennan County21%
Washington County21%
Wharton County21%
Williamson County21%
Anderson County1under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
Guadalupe County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Lamar County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Maverick County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%
Shelby County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Allens were born

Birthplaces the Allens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2222%
Georgia1515%
Texas1010%
Alabama99%
Tennessee99%
North Carolina88%
Louisiana77%
South Carolina55%
Kentucky44%
Maryland33%
Mississippi33%
Missouri33%
Arkansas22%

When the Allens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Allens
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
5
1840s
23
1850s
37
1860s
70

Every Allen in the register

The Allens in the register, 1 to 50 of 143
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam AllenLamar CountyVirginia1864
Albert AllenFayette CountyAlabama1863
Albert AllenHill CountyVirginia1863
Alexander AllenBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1831
Alexander AllenGalveston County1842
Alfred AllenBrazos County1864
Ambur AllenDenton CountyNorth Carolina1847
Ambur AllenDenton CountyNorth Carolina1848
Amos AllenMaverick County1863
Anthony AllenCooke CountyKentucky1852
Anthony AllenLeon CountyTennessee1851
Auscarfith AllenGalveston County1849
Ben AllenLeon CountyAlabama1862
Berry AllenVictoria County1866
Buck AllenJasper CountyTexas
Burrel AllenWilliamson CountyTexas1866
Charles AllenAustin CountyNorth Carolina1850
Charles AllenCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Charles AllenFayette County1846
Charley AllenBrazos County1847
Charley AllenDenton CountyGeorgia1856
Chas AllenColorado CountyLouisiana1854
Cisero AllenHenderson CountyLouisiana1857
Claiborn AllenColorado CountyVirginia1854
Colored AllenMcLennan County1866
Daniel AllenDavis CountyGeorgia1866
Daniel AllenGrayson CountyTexas1846
David AllenColorado CountyTennessee1864
David AllenShelby CountyGeorgia1859
David AllenWalker CountyLouisiana1865
Edmund AllenHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Edmund AllenWalker CountyVirginia
Edward AllenBrazoria CountyVirginia1831
Edward AllenCameron CountyVirginia1865
Edward AllenColorado CountyNorth Carolina1862
Elijah AllenHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1863
Ephram AllenAustin CountyTexas1859
Evans AllenCooke CountyArkansas1864
Franklin AllenWood CountyTennessee1854
Gasten AllenBrazos County1850
George AllenBurleson County1860
George AllenCherokee CountyVirginia1866
George AllenFalls County
George AllenGalveston County1867
George AllenGonzales County1858
George AllenKarnes CountyKentucky1849
George AllenMcLennan County1866
George W. AllenColorado CountyTennessee1861
Gramville AllenBrazos County1845
Guss AllenGalveston County1841

Allen genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Allen in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 10 of the 143, Brazos County 9. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Allens in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (22), Georgia (15) and Texas (10) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Allen?

Austin County (10), Brazos County (9), Colorado County (9). In all, 143 registered across 44 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Allen appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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