Blakney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blakney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Blakney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Burleson County, reaching Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blakneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blakney registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Blakneys registered

Texas counties where the Blakneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County1100%

When the Blakneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blakneys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Blakney in the register

The Blakneys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
N. BlakneyBurleson County1856

Blakney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blakney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 1 of the 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 Blakney?

Burleson County (1). In all, 1 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 Blakney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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