Early · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Early in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Early registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Earlys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Early registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Earlys registered

Texas counties where the Earlys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Leon County125%
Walker County125%

Where the Earlys were born

Birthplaces the Earlys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Georgia133%
Virginia133%

When the Earlys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Earlys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Early in the register

The Earlys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David EarlyLeon CountyGeorgia1860
Dennis EarlyFort Bend County1843
Randle EarlyWalker CountyVirginia1861
Wesley EarlyCherokee CountyAlabama1866

Early genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Early in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 1 of the 4, Fort Bend 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 Earlys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (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 Early?

Cherokee County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Leon County (1). In all, 4 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 Early appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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