George · Texas · 1867 voter registration

George in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 33 freedmen

33 freedmen named George registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (6), Wharton County (5) and Colorado County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Mississippi and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Georges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named George registered, on the 1870 county map
33
Freedmen
16
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Georges registered

Texas counties where the Georges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County618%
Wharton County515%
Colorado County39%
Guadalupe County39%
McLennan County39%
Davis County26%
Harrison County26%
Bastrop County13%
Bexar County13%
Brazos County13%
Cherokee County13%
Falls County13%
Fort Bend County13%
Galveston County13%
Gonzales County13%
Jefferson County13%

Where the Georges were born

Birthplaces the Georges reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia420%
Mississippi315%
Texas315%
Kentucky210%
Louisiana210%
Virginia210%
Alabama15%
North Carolina15%
South Carolina15%
Tennessee15%

When the Georges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Georges
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
1
1840s
6
1850s
7
1860s
16

Every George in the register

The Georges in the register, 1 to 33 of 33
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham GeorgeBrazoria CountyGeorgia1827
Abram GeorgeBrazoria CountyTexas1843
Albert GeorgeGalveston CountyMississippi1853
Allen GeorgeHarrison CountyGeorgia1854
Amos GeorgeJefferson County1843
Charles GeorgeBrazoria CountyLouisiana1829
Charles GeorgeBrazoria CountyTexas1846
Ed GeorgeGuadalupe CountyKentucky1867
Ed GeorgeGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Edward GeorgeMcLennan County1866
Elbert GeorgeCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Ephraim GeorgeBrazoria CountyTexas1832
Frank GeorgeColorado CountyMississippi1861
Green GeorgeWharton County1866
Henry GeorgeFalls County
Henry GeorgeHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Henry GeorgeWharton County1866
John GeorgeColorado CountyLouisiana1863
Jones GeorgeFort Bend County1843
Martin GeorgeMcLennan County1867
Micaja GeorgeDavis CountyGeorgia1853
Moses GeorgeMcLennan County1866
Richard GeorgeBastrop CountyTennessee1855
Robert GeorgeWharton County1866
Sandy GeorgeBexar CountyVirginia1850
Sidney GeorgeGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Stephen GeorgeColorado CountyMississippi1864
Stephen GeorgeWharton County1866
Thomas GeorgeBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1845
Thomas GeorgeWharton County1866
Tim GeorgeDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Warren GeorgeBrazos County1860
Willis GeorgeGonzales County1846

George genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named George in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 6 of the 33, Wharton County 5. 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 Georges in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4), Mississippi (3) and Texas (3) 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 George?

Brazoria County (6), Wharton County (5), Colorado County (3). In all, 33 registered across 16 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 George appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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