Dyer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dyer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Dyer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (2), Galveston County (2) and Brazos County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dyers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dyer registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
1836
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Dyers registered

Texas counties where the Dyers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County233%
Galveston County233%
Brazos County117%
Fort Bend County117%

When the Dyers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dyers
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
1

Every Dyer in the register

The Dyers in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles DyerFalls County
Claiborne DyerGalveston County1836
Dick DyerBrazos County1859
Geo DyerFort Bend County1848
Joseph DyerFalls County
Monroe DyerGalveston County1842

Dyer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dyer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 2 of the 6, Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Dyer?

Falls County (2), Galveston County (2), Brazos County (1). In all, 6 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 Dyer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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