Andrews · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Andrews in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 33 freedmen

33 freedmen named Andrews registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (6), Grayson County (3) and Walker County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Texas and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Andrewses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Andrews registered, on the 1870 county map
33
Freedmen
20
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Andrewses registered

Texas counties where the Andrewses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County618%
Grayson County39%
Walker County39%
Austin County26%
Leon County26%
Wharton County26%
Wood County26%
Anderson County13%
Bosque County13%
Colorado County13%
Falls County13%
Fayette County13%
Freestone County13%
Galveston County13%
Goliad County13%
Hays County13%
Jasper County13%
Refugio County13%
San Augustine County13%
San Patricio County13%

Where the Andrewses were born

Birthplaces the Andrewses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee519%
Texas519%
Alabama312%
Georgia312%
Louisiana28%
North Carolina28%
Arkansas14%
Kentucky14%
Maryland14%
Mississippi14%
Missouri14%
South Carolina14%

When the Andrewses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Andrewses
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
2
1840s
5
1850s
10
1860s
12

Variations of Andrews

Every Andrews in the register

The Andrewses in the register, 1 to 33 of 33
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander AndrewsJasper CountyAlabama
Alfred G. AndrewsWharton County1866
Austin AndrewsWalker CountyLouisiana1863
Benjamin AndrewsSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Berry AndrewsHarrison CountyAlabama1861
Brown AndrewsWalker CountyNorth Carolina1863
Charles AndrewsGrayson CountyMissouri1849
Dave AndrewsWalker CountyLouisiana1864
Edward AndrewsSan Patricio CountyTexas1857
Frederick AndrewsWood CountyAlabama1851
George AndrewsHarrison CountyTennessee1865
George AndrewsRefugio County
Harper AndrewsHarrison CountyTennessee1854
Harry AndrewsAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1852
Henry AndrewsAustin CountyTexas1838
Jack AndrewsFayette CountyArkansas1847
Jacob AndrewsGoliad County1855
John AndrewsHarrison CountyTennessee1851
John AndrewsHays CountyMaryland1866
Joseph G. AndrewsWharton County1866
Lee AndrewsColorado CountyKentucky1856
Lewis AndrewsLeon CountyTexas1847
Mack AndrewsFreestone CountyMississippi1867
Michael AndrewsGalveston County1827
N AndrewsGrayson CountyTennessee1859
R. C. AndrewsGrayson CountyGeorgia1866
Richard AndrewsAustin CountyTexas1839
Samuel AndrewsFalls County
Samuel AndrewsHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Simon AndrewsLeon CountyTexas1841
Simon AndrewsWood CountyGeorgia1851
Thomas AndrewsHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
William AndrewsBosque County1865

Andrews genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Andrews in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 6 of the 33, Grayson County 3. 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 Andrew as well.

Where did the Andrewses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (5), Texas (5) and Alabama (3) 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 Andrews?

Harrison County (6), Grayson County (3), Walker County (3). In all, 33 registered across 20 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 Andrews appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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