Francis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Francis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Francis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (3), Brazoria County (2) and Guadalupe County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Francises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Francis registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
8
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Francises registered

Texas counties where the Francises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County325%
Brazoria County217%
Guadalupe County217%
Bexar County18%
Burnet County18%
Colorado County18%
Grayson County18%
Harrison County18%

Where the Francises were born

Birthplaces the Francises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia433%
South Carolina325%
Virginia217%
Mississippi18%
Tennessee18%
Texas18%

When the Francises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Francises
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
1
1850s
4
1860s
5

Every Francis in the register

The Francises in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Clinton FrancisBurnet CountyVirginia1866
Fortine FrancisGuadalupe CountySouth Carolina
Isaac FrancisBrazoria CountyGeorgia1857
James FrancisColorado CountyGeorgia1857
John FrancisAustin CountyMississippi1852
Lawrence FrancisBrazoria CountyGeorgia1832
Levi FrancisGrayson CountyTennessee1862
Miners FrancisBexar CountySouth Carolina1849
Minus FrancisGuadalupe CountySouth Carolina1866
Plers FrancisAustin CountyGeorgia1852
Solomon FrancisHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Win FrancisAustin CountyTexas1839

Francis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Francis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 3 of the 12, Brazoria County 2. 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 Francises in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4), South Carolina (3) and Virginia (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 Francis?

Austin County (3), Brazoria County (2), Guadalupe County (2). In all, 12 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 Francis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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