Barry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Barry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barry registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Barrys registered

Texas counties where the Barrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
McLennan County150%

When the Barrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Barrys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Barry in the register

The Barrys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Augustus BarryBrazos County1851
William BarryMcLennan County1866

Barry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Barry?

Brazos County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 2 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 Barry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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