Dabney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dabney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Dabney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Anderson County (1), Austin County (1) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dabneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dabney registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
6
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dabneys registered

Texas counties where the Dabneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County117%
Austin County117%
Burleson County117%
Galveston County117%
Harrison County117%
Hill County117%

Where the Dabneys were born

Birthplaces the Dabneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky250%
Tennessee125%
Virginia125%

When the Dabneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dabneys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Dabney in the register

The Dabneys in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cornelius DabneyAnderson CountyVirginia1852
D. DabneyBurleson County1855
Frank DabneyHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Henry DabneyAustin CountyKentucky1853
Lewis DabneyHill CountyTennessee1864
London DabneyGalveston County

Dabney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dabney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 6, Austin 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 Dabneys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2), Tennessee (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 Dabney?

Anderson County (1), Austin County (1), Burleson County (1). In all, 6 registered across 6 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 Dabney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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