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Evans in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 72 freedmen

72 freedmen named Evans registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (11), Leon County (10) and McLennan County (8). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Evanses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Evans registered, on the 1870 county map
72
Freedmen
22
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Evanses registered

Texas counties where the Evanses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County1115%
Leon County1014%
McLennan County811%
Harrison County710%
Colorado County57%
Gonzales County57%
Fort Bend County46%
Austin County34%
Burleson County34%
Falls County34%
Galveston County23%
Bastrop County11%
Caldwell County11%
Cameron County11%
Cherokee County11%
Collin County11%
DeWitt County11%
Fayette County11%
Guadalupe County11%
Hopkins County11%
Walker County11%
Wharton County11%

Where the Evanses were born

Birthplaces the Evanses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1022%
Virginia613%
Texas511%
Alabama49%
Kentucky49%
Mississippi49%
North Carolina49%
South Carolina37%
Tennessee37%
Florida12%
Missouri12%

When the Evanses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Evanses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
22
1850s
22
1860s
22

Every Evans in the register

The Evanses in the register, 1 to 50 of 72
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham EvansBrazoria CountyKentucky1840
Albert EvansFalls County
Alfred EvansHarrison CountyKentucky1860
Allen EvansMcLennan County1866
Amos EvansGonzales County1855
Berry EvansLeon CountyGeorgia1854
Bill EvansCameron CountyTennessee1865
Calvin EvansBrazoria CountyMississippi1864
Calvin EvansColorado CountyTexas1848
Carroll EvansHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Charles EvansGonzales County1847
Cornelius EvansBrazoria CountyVirginia1852
Daniel EvansBrazoria CountyGeorgia1842
Daniel EvansHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
David EvansGalveston County1865
Edmond EvansCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Edward EvansAustin CountyNorth Carolina1856
Edward EvansLeon CountyTennessee1850
Ellis EvansMcLennan County1866
Frank EvansAustin CountySouth Carolina1859
Frank EvansLeon CountyAlabama1840
Frank EvansLeon CountyMississippi
Frank EvansMcLennan County1866
Geo. W. EvansCollin CountyKentucky1863
George EvansGonzales County1852
Henry EvansAustin CountyVirginia1851
Henry EvansBastrop CountyVirginia1864
Henry EvansCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Henry EvansFalls County
Henry EvansGonzales County1853
Jack EvansGonzales County1853
Jack EvansHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1865
James EvansBrazoria CountyGeorgia1842
James EvansLeon CountyMississippi1839
James EvansMcLennan County1867
James EvansWalker CountyMissouri1857
Jefferson EvansBrazoria CountyGeorgia1841
Jerry EvansLeon CountyFlorida1849
John EvansBrazoria CountyGeorgia1839
John EvansColorado CountyIndian Territory1856
John EvansFayette CountyNorth Carolina1851
John EvansLeon CountyTexas1841
John EvansMcLennan County1866
John H. EvansHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Jordon EvansColorado CountyAlabama1857
Kenshen EvansLeon CountyNorth Carolina1849
L. EvansBurleson County1855
Lip EvansBurleson County1855
Louis EvansLeon CountySouth Carolina1851
Moses EvansFalls County

Evans genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Evans in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 11 of the 72, Leon County 10. 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 Evanses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (10), Virginia (6) and Texas (5) 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 Evans?

Brazoria County (11), Leon County (10), McLennan County (8). In all, 72 registered across 22 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 Evans appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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