Choice · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Choice in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Choice registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (3), Harrison County (3) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Choices registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Choice registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Choices registered

Texas counties where the Choices registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County338%
Harrison County338%
Colorado County113%
Wharton County113%

Where the Choices were born

Birthplaces the Choices reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia343%
Virginia343%
Texas114%

When the Choices reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Choices
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
4

Every Choice in the register

The Choices in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles ChoiceGrayson CountyVirginia1861
Frank ChoiceGrayson CountyVirginia1861
Frank ChoiceGrayson CountyVirginia1861
Harrison ChoiceHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
John ChoiceColorado CountyTexas1848
Joshua ChoiceHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Moses ChoiceWharton County1866
Peter ChoiceHarrison CountyGeorgia1858

Choice genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Choice in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 3 of the 8, Harrison County 3. 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 Choices in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), Virginia (3) 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 Choice?

Grayson County (3), Harrison County (3), Colorado County (1). In all, 8 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 Choice appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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