Gooseberry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gooseberry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gooseberry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gooseberrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gooseberry registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gooseberrys registered

Texas counties where the Gooseberrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County2100%

Where the Gooseberrys were born

Birthplaces the Gooseberrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas150%
Virginia150%

When the Gooseberrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gooseberrys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Gooseberry in the register

The Gooseberrys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert GooseberryBrazoria CountyTexas1855
Robert GooseberryBrazoria CountyVirginia1855

Gooseberry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gooseberry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 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 Gooseberrys in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (1) and Virginia (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 Gooseberry?

Brazoria County (2). In all, 2 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 Gooseberry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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