Glaze · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Glaze in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Glaze registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Madison County (3), Parker County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Glazes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Glaze registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Glazes registered

Texas counties where the Glazes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Madison County360%
Parker County120%
Walker County120%

Where the Glazes were born

Birthplaces the Glazes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama120%
Arkansas120%
Georgia120%
South Carolina120%
Texas120%

When the Glazes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Glazes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Glaze in the register

The Glazes in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Augustus GlazeMadison CountyGeorgia1863
Isaac GlazeMadison CountyArkansas1859
Jessee GlazeMadison CountySouth Carolina1863
John GlazeParker CountyAlabama1857
William GlazeWalker CountyTexas

Glaze genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Glaze in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Madison County holds 3 of the 5, Parker 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 Glazes in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Arkansas (1) and Georgia (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Glaze?

Madison County (3), Parker County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 5 registered across 3 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 Glaze appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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