Good · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Good in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Good registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2), Jasper County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

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

Where the Goods registered

Texas counties where the Goods registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County240%
Jasper County240%
Brazos County120%

Where the Goods were born

Birthplaces the Goods reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas2100%

When the Goods reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Goods
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Variations of Good

Every Good in the register

The Goods in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward GoodBrazos County1861
Mac GoodGalveston County
Morgin GoodJasper CountyTexas
Samuel GoodJasper CountyTexas
William GoodGalveston County1857

Good genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Good in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 5, Jasper 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 look under Goode as well.

Where did the Goods in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) 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 Good?

Galveston County (2), Jasper County (2), Brazos 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 Good appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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