Berry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Berry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 34 freedmen

34 freedmen named Berry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in McLennan County (6), Fort Bend County (5) and San Augustine County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Berrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Berry registered, on the 1870 county map
34
Freedmen
12
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Berrys registered

Texas counties where the Berrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County618%
Fort Bend County515%
San Augustine County515%
Caldwell County412%
Harrison County412%
Colorado County26%
Falls County26%
Walker County26%
Brazoria County13%
Chambers County13%
Hopkins County13%
Refugio County13%

Where the Berrys were born

Birthplaces the Berrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee735%
Virginia315%
Alabama210%
Georgia210%
Louisiana210%
Mississippi210%
Maryland15%
North Carolina15%

When the Berrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Berrys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
9
1860s
18

Every Berry in the register

The Berrys in the register, 1 to 34 of 34
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander BerryMcLennan County1866
Bassett BerryColorado CountyMississippi1846
Benjamin BerryFalls County
Benjamin BerryWalker CountyVirginia1865
Cornelius BerryFort Bend County1852
Cornelius BerryFort Bend County1852
Daniel BerryRefugio County
Drew BerryBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852
Frank BerryChambers CountyLouisiana1844
George BerryMcLennan County1866
Giles BerryHarrison CountyTennessee1854
Jacob BerryFort Bend County1851
James BerrySan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
James BerryWalker CountyAlabama1864
Jim BerryFort Bend County1844
John BerrySan Augustine CountyMaryland1866
Joseph BerryHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
Lewis BerrySan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Lu BerryMcLennan County
Mack BerrySan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Monroe BerryMcLennan County1866
Ned BerryFalls County
Peter BerryMcLennan County1866
Sam BerrySan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Sanders BerryCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Scott BerryColorado CountyVirginia1850
Sintal BerryFort Bend County1866
Wade BerryMcLennan County1867
Washington BerryCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
William BerryCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
William BerryCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
William T. BerryHarrison CountyAlabama1858
Willis BerryHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Wm BerryHopkins CountyGeorgia1857

Berry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Berry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 6 of the 34, Fort Bend County 5. 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 Berrys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (7), Virginia (3) and Alabama (2) 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 Berry?

McLennan County (6), Fort Bend County (5), San Augustine County (5). In all, 34 registered across 12 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 Berry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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