Chris · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chris in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Chris registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chrises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chris registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Chrises registered

Texas counties where the Chrises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County3100%

Where the Chrises were born

Birthplaces the Chrises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee267%
Virginia133%

When the Chrises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chrises
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Chris in the register

The Chrises in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward ChrisHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Jack ChrisHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Samuel ChrisHarrison CountyTennessee1853

Chris genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chris in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (2) and Virginia (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 Chris?

Harrison County (3). In all, 3 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 Chris appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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