Collens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Collens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Collens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Walker County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Collenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Collens registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Collenses registered

Texas counties where the Collenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County1100%

Where the Collenses were born

Birthplaces the Collenses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Collenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Collenses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Collens in the register

The Collenses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert CollensWalker CountyAlabama1853

Collens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Collens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker 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.

Where did the Collenses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) 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 Collens?

Walker 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 Collens appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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