Godfrey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Godfrey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Godfrey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Chambers County (2) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Godfreys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Godfrey registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Godfreys registered

Texas counties where the Godfreys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Chambers County267%
Galveston County133%

Where the Godfreys were born

Birthplaces the Godfreys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Texas150%

When the Godfreys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Godfreys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
1

Every Godfrey in the register

The Godfreys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Josephus GodfreyChambers CountyTexas1844
Solomon GodfreyGalveston County1837
Zacary GodfreyChambers CountyAlabama1837

Godfrey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Godfrey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Chambers County holds 2 of the 3, Galveston 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 Godfreys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Texas (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 Godfrey?

Chambers County (2), Galveston County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Godfrey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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