Asken · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Asken in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Asken registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Askens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Asken registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Askens registered

Texas counties where the Askens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Askens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Askens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Asken in the register

The Askens in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joe AskenGonzales County1851

Asken genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Asken in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 1 of the 1. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Asken?

Gonzales County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Asken appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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