Gouldsby · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gouldsby in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gouldsby registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

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

Where the Gouldsbys registered

Texas counties where the Gouldsbys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Gouldsbys were born

Birthplaces the Gouldsbys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Tennessee150%

When the Gouldsbys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gouldsbys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Gouldsby in the register

The Gouldsbys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nelson GouldsbyHarrison CountyGeorgia1850
Richard GouldsbyHarrison CountyTennessee1860

Gouldsby genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gouldsby in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Gouldsbys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and 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 Gouldsby?

Harrison 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 Gouldsby appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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