Sellens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sellens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sellens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazos County, reaching Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sellenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sellens registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sellenses registered

Texas counties where the Sellenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County1100%

When the Sellenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sellenses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Sellens in the register

The Sellenses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Emannuel SellensBrazos County1863

Sellens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sellens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos 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 Sellens?

Brazos 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 Sellens appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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