Friday · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Friday in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Friday registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (3) and Davis County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fridays registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Friday registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fridays registered

Texas counties where the Fridays registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County360%
Davis County240%

Where the Fridays were born

Birthplaces the Fridays reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina2100%

When the Fridays reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fridays
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Friday in the register

The Fridays in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gus FridayMcLennan County1866
Harry FridayMcLennan County1866
Lewis FridayMcLennan County1866
Peter FridayDavis CountyNorth Carolina1858
Sam FridayDavis CountyNorth Carolina1858

Friday genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Friday in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 3 of the 5, Davis 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 Fridays in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2) 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 Friday?

McLennan County (3), Davis County (2). In all, 5 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 Friday appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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