Daniel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Daniel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 36 freedmen

36 freedmen named Daniel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (8), Wharton County (6) and Bowie County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Daniels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Daniel registered, on the 1870 county map
36
Freedmen
18
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Daniels registered

Texas counties where the Daniels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County822%
Wharton County617%
Bowie County411%
Fayette County26%
Leon County26%
Walker County26%
Angelina County13%
Brazos County13%
Burleson County13%
Collin County13%
Davis County13%
Fort Bend County13%
Guadalupe County13%
Hays County13%
Hopkins County13%
Houston County13%
Jefferson County13%
McLennan County13%

Where the Daniels were born

Birthplaces the Daniels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina624%
Georgia520%
South Carolina520%
Tennessee312%
Kentucky28%
Alabama14%
Missouri14%
Texas14%
Virginia14%

When the Daniels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Daniels
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
12
1850s
11
1860s
13

Variations of Daniel

Every Daniel in the register

The Daniels in the register, 1 to 36 of 36
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexandria DanielLeon CountyTennessee1865
Allen DanielWharton County1866
Arthur DanielWalker CountyKentucky1852
Bailey DanielBrazos County1849
Burrell DanielBowie CountyVirginia1849
Frank DanielJefferson County1855
Franklin DanielHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Gardner DanielLeon CountyNorth Carolina1850
George DanielFayette CountyGeorgia1860
Henry DanielHopkins CountyGeorgia1855
J. DanielBurleson County1844
J.M. DanielMcLennan County1867
Jack DanielHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Jackson DanielCollin CountyTennessee1854
James DanielHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
James DanielWharton County1866
Jerry DanielWharton County1866
Jordan DanielHarrison CountyTexas1846
Lewis DanielBowie CountySouth Carolina1849
Lucas DanielHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1853
Mack DanielWharton County1866
Moses DanielHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Peter DanielAngelina CountySouth Carolina1859
Richard DanielWalker CountyNorth Carolina1849
Robert DanielDavis CountySouth Carolina1863
Sam DanielWharton County
Samuel DanielHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
Spencer DanielWharton County1866
Washington DanielFayette CountyGeorgia1859
Wiley DanielBowie CountyTennessee1849
William DanielBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
William DanielFort Bend County1866
William DanielHarrison CountySouth Carolina1849
William DanielHays CountyMissouri1866
William DanielHouston CountyGeorgia1852
Wyatt DanielGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866

Daniel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Daniel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 8 of the 36, Wharton County 6. 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 Daniels as well.

Where did the Daniels in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (6), Georgia (5) and South Carolina (5) 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 Daniel?

Harrison County (8), Wharton County (6), Bowie County (4). In all, 36 registered across 18 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 Daniel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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