Chace · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chace in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Chace registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (3) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were District of Columbia, Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chaces registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chace registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
District of Columbia
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Chaces registered

Texas counties where the Chaces registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County375%
Galveston County125%

Where the Chaces were born

Birthplaces the Chaces reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
District of Columbia133%
Louisiana133%
Tennessee133%

When the Chaces reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chaces
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Chace in the register

The Chaces in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Clam ChaceGalveston County
Robert ChaceAnderson CountyDistrict of Columbia1864
Robert ChaceAnderson CountyLouisiana1863
Samuel ChaceAnderson CountyTennessee1850

Chace genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chace in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 3 of the 4, Galveston 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 Chaces in Texas come from?

They reported District of Columbia (1), Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (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 Chace?

Anderson County (3), Galveston County (1). In all, 4 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 Chace appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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