Osborne · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Osborne in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Osborne registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Osbornes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Osborne registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Osbornes registered

Texas counties where the Osbornes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County267%
Fayette County133%

Where the Osbornes were born

Birthplaces the Osbornes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Texas150%

When the Osbornes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Osbornes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Osborne

Every Osborne in the register

The Osbornes in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac OsborneFort Bend County1866
Lewis OsborneFayette CountyTexas1845
Watson OsborneFort Bend CountyNorth Carolina1859

Osborne genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Osborne in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 3, Fayette County 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 look under Osborn as well.

Where did the Osbornes in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and Texas (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 Osborne?

Fort Bend County (2), Fayette County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Osborne appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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