Conyer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Conyer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Conyer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1) and San Augustine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Conyers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Conyer registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Conyers registered

Texas counties where the Conyers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County150%
San Augustine County150%

Where the Conyers were born

Birthplaces the Conyers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Virginia150%

When the Conyers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Conyers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Conyer in the register

The Conyers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben ConyerDavis CountyGeorgia1857
David ConyerSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866

Conyer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Conyer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 2, San Augustine County 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 Conyers in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) 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 Conyer?

Davis County (1), San Augustine County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Conyer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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