Gasby · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gasby in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gasby registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Maryland and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gasbys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gasby registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gasbys registered

Texas counties where the Gasbys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County150%
Fort Bend County150%

Where the Gasbys were born

Birthplaces the Gasbys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland150%
Virginia150%

When the Gasbys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gasbys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Gasby in the register

The Gasbys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles GasbyBrazoria CountyMaryland1852
Johnson GasbyFort Bend CountyVirginia1863

Gasby genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gasby in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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 Gasbys in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (1) and 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 Gasby?

Brazoria County (1), Fort Bend 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 Gasby appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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