Gee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (1) and Hopkins County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gee registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Gees registered

Texas counties where the Gees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County150%
Hopkins County150%

Where the Gees were born

Birthplaces the Gees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Gees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gees
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1

Every Gee in the register

The Gees in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Rial GeeBurleson County1838
Richard GeeHopkins CountyAlabama1853

Gee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gee in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (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 Gee?

Burleson County (1), Hopkins 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 Gee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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