Fly · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fly in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Fly registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (5). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Flys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fly registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Flys registered

Texas counties where the Flys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County5100%

When the Flys reached Texas

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

Every Fly in the register

The Flys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen FlyGonzales County1848
Boon FlyGonzales County1854
David FlyGonzales County1855
Dennis FlyGonzales County1864
Jack FlyGonzales County1855

Fly genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fly in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 5 of the 5. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Fly?

Gonzales County (5). In all, 5 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Fly appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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