Chancy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chancy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Chancy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Hopkins County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chancys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chancy registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Chancys registered

Texas counties where the Chancys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hopkins County1100%

Where the Chancys were born

Birthplaces the Chancys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Chancys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chancys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Chancy in the register

The Chancys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack ChancyHopkins CountyAlabama1847

Chancy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chancy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hopkins 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.

Where did the Chancys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Chancy?

Hopkins 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 Chancy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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