Coffey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Coffey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Coffey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Coffeys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Coffey registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Coffeys registered

Texas counties where the Coffeys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Coffeys were born

Birthplaces the Coffeys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Kentucky150%

When the Coffeys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Coffeys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Variations of Coffey

Every Coffey in the register

The Coffeys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry CoffeyGrayson CountyGeorgia1859
Lewis CoffeyGrayson CountyKentucky1846

Coffey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Coffey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson 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 look under Coffee as well.

Where did the Coffeys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Kentucky (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 Coffey?

Grayson 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 Coffey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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