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Allen in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 121 freedmen

121 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 Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee. 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
121
Freedmen
37
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1831
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Allens registered

Texas counties where the Allens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County108%
Brazos County97%
Colorado County97%
Harrison County87%
Brazoria County65%
Fayette County65%
Galveston County65%
Walker County65%
Cherokee County54%
Fort Bend County54%
Freestone County43%
Jackson County43%
Leon County43%
Bastrop County32%
Denton County32%
Gonzales County32%
Burleson County22%
Burnet County22%
Cooke County22%
Falls County22%
Grayson County22%
Hunt County22%
Jasper County22%
McLennan County22%
Wharton County22%
Anderson County1under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
Guadalupe County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Karnes 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%
Georgia1518%
Virginia1518%
Tennessee911%
Alabama810%
North Carolina810%
Texas78%
Louisiana56%
Kentucky45%
Maryland34%
Missouri34%
South Carolina34%
Arkansas22%
Mississippi22%

When the Allens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Allens
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
5
1840s
21
1850s
30
1860s
62

Every Allen in the register

The Allens in the register, 101 to 121 of 121
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Seyman AllenWalker CountyLouisiana1863
Solomon AllenFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Solomon AllenWalker CountyAlabama1855
Stephen AllenBrazoria CountyGeorgia1865
Stephen AllenBrazoria CountyLouisiana1865
Thomas AllenBastrop CountyAlabama1866
Thomas AllenBastrop CountyVirginia1843
Thomas AllenBrazos County1863
Tom AllenColorado CountyVirginia1854
Toney AllenBrazos County1850
Walter AllenColorado CountyTexas1846
Washington AllenAustin CountyKentucky1837
Washington AllenWharton County1867
Wiliam AllenJackson County1857
William AllenBastrop CountyAlabama1845
William AllenFayette CountyArkansas1857
William AllenFort Bend County1859
William AllenFort Bend County1863
William AllenHarrison CountyTennessee1853
William AllenWalker CountyVirginia1862
Willis AllenBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1862

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 121, 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 Georgia (15), Virginia (15) and Tennessee (9) as their birthplaces most often, and 7 reported Texas. 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, 121 registered across 37 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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