Galloway · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Galloway in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Galloway registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and DeWitt County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Galloways registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Galloway registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Galloways registered

Texas counties where the Galloways registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
DeWitt County150%

When the Galloways reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Galloways
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Galloway in the register

The Galloways in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harvey GallowayDeWitt County1852
Henry GallowayBrazos County1857

Galloway genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Galloway in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, DeWitt 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Galloway?

Brazos County (1), DeWitt 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 Galloway appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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