Grady · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Grady in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Grady registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Galveston County (1) and Matagorda County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gradys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Grady registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gradys registered

Texas counties where the Gradys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County125%
Galveston County125%
Matagorda County125%
Tarrant County125%

Where the Gradys were born

Birthplaces the Gradys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
North Carolina150%

When the Gradys reached Texas

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

Every Grady in the register

The Gradys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ellis GradyTarrant CountyKentucky1857
James GradyGalveston County
Manuel GradyMatagorda County
Spencer GradyBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1853

Grady genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Grady in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 4, 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 Gradys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and North Carolina (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 Grady?

Bastrop County (1), Galveston County (1), Matagorda County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Grady appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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