Ganes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ganes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ganes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1) and Madison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ganeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ganes registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ganeses registered

Texas counties where the Ganeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County150%
Madison County150%

Where the Ganeses were born

Birthplaces the Ganeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Ganeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ganeses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Ganes in the register

The Ganeses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elis GanesMadison CountyVirginia1862
Felix GanesGalveston County1866

Ganes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ganes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 2, Madison 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 Ganeses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Ganes?

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

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