Emery · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Emery in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Emery registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Shelby County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Emerys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Emery registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Emerys registered

Texas counties where the Emerys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Shelby County150%

Where the Emerys were born

Birthplaces the Emerys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Emerys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Emerys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Emery in the register

The Emerys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David EmeryShelby CountyAlabama1849
Louis EmeryFalls County

Emery genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Emery in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Shelby 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 Emerys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Emery?

Falls County (1), Shelby County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Emery appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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