Courtney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Courtney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Courtney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2), Anderson County (1) and DeWitt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Courtneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Courtney registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Courtneys registered

Texas counties where the Courtneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County240%
Anderson County120%
DeWitt County120%
Falls County120%

Where the Courtneys were born

Birthplaces the Courtneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana250%
Mississippi125%
Virginia125%

When the Courtneys reached Texas

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

Every Courtney in the register

The Courtneys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew CourtneyColorado CountyMississippi1863
Henry CourtneyAnderson CountyVirginia1851
John Ellis CourtneyDeWitt CountyLouisiana1848
Robt CourtneyColorado CountyLouisiana1852
Wash CourtneyFalls County1857

Courtney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Courtney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 5, Anderson 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 Courtneys in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (2), Mississippi (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 Courtney?

Colorado County (2), Anderson County (1), DeWitt County (1). In all, 5 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 Courtney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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