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English in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named English registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (4), Anderson County (1) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Virginia and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Englishes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named English registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
8
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Englishes registered

Texas counties where the Englishes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County436%
Anderson County19%
Austin County19%
Bastrop County19%
Cherokee County19%
Freestone County19%
Grayson County19%
Hopkins County19%

Where the Englishes were born

Birthplaces the Englishes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina327%
Virginia327%
Missouri218%
Georgia19%
Mississippi19%
Texas19%

When the Englishes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Englishes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
4
1860s
5

Every English in the register

The Englishes in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George EnglishCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
George EnglishGrayson CountyMissouri1860
Henry EnglishAustin CountyVirginia1852
Isaac EnglishWalker CountySouth Carolina1867
Jackson EnglishHopkins CountyMissouri1847
Lewis EnglishWalker CountyMississippi
Lewis Abham EnglishBastrop CountyVirginia1859
Martin EnglishAnderson CountyVirginia1853
Robin EnglishWalker CountySouth Carolina1860
Thomas EnglishFreestone CountyTexas1845
Tom EnglishWalker CountySouth Carolina1858

English genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named English in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 4 of the 11, Anderson 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 Englishes in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (3), Virginia (3) and Missouri (2) 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 English?

Walker County (4), Anderson County (1), Austin County (1). In all, 11 registered across 8 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 English appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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