Finney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Finney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Finney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1) and Hopkins County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Finneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Finney registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Finneys registered

Texas counties where the Finneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County150%
Hopkins County150%

Where the Finneys were born

Birthplaces the Finneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Finneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Finneys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Finney in the register

The Finneys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alford FinneyHopkins CountyAlabama1859
Richard FinneyGalveston County1858

Finney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Finney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 2, Hopkins 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 Finneys 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 Finney?

Galveston County (1), Hopkins 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 Finney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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