Ambrista · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ambrista in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ambrista registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ambristas registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ambrista registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ambristas registered

Texas counties where the Ambristas registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Ambristas were born

Birthplaces the Ambristas reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Georgia150%

When the Ambristas reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ambristas
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Ambrista in the register

The Ambristas in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Fayette AmbristaGrayson CountyAlabama1860
Rovert AmbristaGrayson CountyGeorgia1860

Ambrista genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ambrista in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Ambristas in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Georgia (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 Ambrista?

Grayson County (2). In all, 2 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 Ambrista appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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