Glass · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Glass in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Glass registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2), Collin County (2) and Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Glasses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Glass registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
8
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Glasses registered

Texas counties where the Glasses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County218%
Collin County218%
Fayette County218%
Bowie County19%
Davis County19%
Falls County19%
Galveston County19%
Harrison County19%

Where the Glasses were born

Birthplaces the Glasses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia229%
Mississippi229%
Alabama114%
Tennessee114%
Virginia114%

When the Glasses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Glasses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
7
1860s
2

Every Glass in the register

The Glasses in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alford GlassFalls County
David GlassBowie CountyMississippi1849
George GlassBrazos County1856
Isaac GlassDavis CountyTennessee1849
Jerry GlassGalveston County1860
John GlassBrazos County1859
Jones GlassFayette CountyMississippi1855
Owens GlassFayette CountyAlabama1852
Sam GlassCollin CountyGeorgia1850
Samuel GlassCollin CountyGeorgia1851
William GlassHarrison CountyVirginia1859

Glass genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Glass in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 2 of the 11, Collin County 2. 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 Glasses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2), Mississippi (2) and 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 Glass?

Brazos County (2), Collin County (2), Fayette County (2). In all, 11 registered across 8 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 Glass appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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