City · Texas · 1867 voter registration

City in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named City registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Kendall County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Citys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named City registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Citys registered

Texas counties where the Citys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Kendall County2100%

When the Citys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Citys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every City in the register

The Citys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hiram CityKendall County1854
Murray CityKendall County1854

City genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named City in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Kendall County holds 2 of the 2. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named City?

Kendall County (2). In all, 2 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 City appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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