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Blue in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Blue registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Chambers County (2) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blues registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blue registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1820s
Fullest decade

Where the Blues registered

Texas counties where the Blues registered
CountyFreedmen%
Chambers County267%
Fort Bend County133%

Where the Blues were born

Birthplaces the Blues reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Texas150%

When the Blues reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blues
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Blue in the register

The Blues in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jacob BlueChambers CountyLouisiana1827
Jas BlueFort Bend County1866
Samuel BlueChambers CountyTexas1845

Blue genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blue in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Chambers County holds 2 of the 3, Fort Bend 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.

Where did the Blues in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Texas (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 Blue?

Chambers County (2), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 3 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 Blue appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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