Victoria County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration

When they arrived in Texas

Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Victoria County.

Surnames of freedmen in Victoria County

• Williams 14
• Lewis 13
• Scott 11
• Johnson 10
• King 8
• Brown 7
• Jones 7
• Smith 7
• Coleman 6
• Hill 6
• Jackson 6
• Robinson 6
• Washington 6
• Green 5
• Taylor 5
• Lee 4
• Miller 4
• Price 4
• Thomas 4
• Allen 3
• Bell 3
• Campbell 3
• Fisher 3
• Gafford 3
• Harrison 3

Victoria County genealogy: search the register by name

The first 50 names in the Victoria County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.

Every freedman who registered in Victoria CountySearch Victoria County freedmen records by name

Sources and county history

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. Victoria County's entries fill 22 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.

Questions about the Victoria County records

Keep looking

Counties that share a boundary history with Victoria County: Calhoun County.

For African American genealogy beyond Victoria County, browse the register by birthplace, search it by name or follow the migration map.

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