Gidney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gidney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Gidney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazos County, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gidneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gidney registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gidneys registered

Texas counties where the Gidneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County1100%

When the Gidneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gidneys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Gidney in the register

The Gidneys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sam GidneyBrazos County1854

Gidney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gidney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 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 Gidney?

Brazos County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Gidney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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