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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, 51 to 100 of 143
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hardy AllenBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1863
Harris AllenBrazos County1863
Harvey AllenHarrison CountyMississippi1848
Haywood AllenWalker CountyGeorgia1847
Henry AllenCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Henry AllenFayette CountyTexas1860
Henry AllenGonzales County1855
Henry AllenGrayson CountyMissouri1857
Henry AllenHunt CountyTennessee1862
Henry AllenJackson County1867
Henry AllenWalker CountyMaryland1854
Herbert AllenWashington County1852
Hilliard AllenWilliamson CountySouth Carolina1866
Hubbard AllenBrazos County1858
Isaac AllenColorado CountyNorth Carolina1849
Isaac AllenJackson County1851
Isam AllenAustin CountyGeorgia1860
J. AllenBurleson County1854
Jack AllenBurnet CountyKentucky1866
James AllenBosque County1865
James AllenCherokee CountyVirginia1866
James AllenFalls County
James AllenFreestone CountyMaryland1867
James AllenGalveston CountyMissouri1866
James AllenHarrison CountyAlabama1867
James AllenVictoria County1866
Jefferson AllenWashington County1840
Jim AllenGonzales County1864
Joel AllenBurnet CountyVirginia1866
John AllenAnderson CountyGeorgia1863
John AllenAustin CountyVirginia1848
John AllenFort Bend County1840
John AllenGalveston County
John AllenGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
John AllenHenderson CountyAlabama1851
John AllenJackson County1857
John AllenLavaca County1857
John AllenLeon CountyVirginia1866
John AllenMatagorda CountySouth Carolina1847
John AllenMatagorda CountyVirginia1853
John AllenSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
John AllenWharton County1866
John T AllenFayette CountyMissouri1861
Jorden AllenJasper CountyTexas
Joseph AllenColorado CountyTexas1843
Joseph AllenHarrison CountyMaryland1846
King AllenFayette CountyAlabama1855
Lewis AllenJasper CountyVirginia
Lucas AllenMatagorda CountyVirginia1859
Mack AllenBrazos County1864

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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