Cary · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cary in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Cary registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (2), Davis County (1) and Matagorda County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Arkansas and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Carys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cary registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Carys registered

Texas counties where the Carys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County240%
Davis County120%
Matagorda County120%
Walker County120%

Where the Carys were born

Birthplaces the Carys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia360%
Arkansas120%
Georgia120%

When the Carys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Carys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Cary in the register

The Carys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
CaryMatagorda CountyArkansas1852
Alexander CaryLeon CountyVirginia1860
Jeff CaryDavis CountyGeorgia1859
Mike CaryLeon CountyVirginia1863
Thomas CaryWalker CountyVirginia1854

Cary genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cary in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 2 of the 5, Davis 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 Carys in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Arkansas (1) and Georgia (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 Cary?

Leon County (2), Davis County (1), Matagorda County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Cary appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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