Curry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Curry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Curry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (2), Fort Bend County (2) and Madison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Mississippi and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Currys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Curry registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
8
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Currys registered

Texas counties where the Currys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County218%
Fort Bend County218%
Madison County218%
Cameron County19%
Comal County19%
Freestone County19%
Walker County19%
Wharton County19%

Where the Currys were born

Birthplaces the Currys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky225%
Mississippi225%
Arkansas113%
Georgia113%
South Carolina113%
Texas113%

When the Currys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Currys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
5
1860s
4

Every Curry in the register

The Currys in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham CurryWalker CountyArkansas1856
Charles CurryFalls County
Dallas CurryFort Bend CountyMississippi1854
Edmon CurryFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
George CurryCameron CountyTexas1849
Henry CurryComal CountyKentucky1867
Leven CurryMadison CountyMississippi1852
Louis CurryFalls County1857
Louis CurryWharton County1866
Peter CurryFort Bend CountyKentucky1867
William CurryMadison CountyGeorgia1857

Curry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Curry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 2 of the 11, Fort Bend County 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.

Where did the Currys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2), Mississippi (2) and Arkansas (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Curry?

Falls County (2), Fort Bend County (2), Madison County (2). In all, 11 registered across 8 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 Curry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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