Gleeves · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gleeves in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Gleeves registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bexar County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gleeveses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gleeves registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gleeveses registered

Texas counties where the Gleeveses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County1100%

Where the Gleeveses were born

Birthplaces the Gleeveses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Gleeveses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gleeveses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Gleeves in the register

The Gleeveses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Howard GleevesBexar CountyTennessee1855

Gleeves genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gleeves in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar 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.

Where did the Gleeveses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Gleeves?

Bexar 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 Gleeves appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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