Granger · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Granger in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Granger registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (3), Brazoria County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Grangers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Granger registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Grangers registered

Texas counties where the Grangers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County360%
Brazoria County120%
Walker County120%

Where the Grangers were born

Birthplaces the Grangers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee360%
Alabama120%
South Carolina120%

When the Grangers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Grangers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2

Every Granger in the register

The Grangers in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Asa GrangerBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1857
General GrangerWalker CountyAlabama1854
James GrangerColorado CountyTennessee1841
Richard GrangerColorado CountyTennessee1845
W. GrangerColorado CountyTennessee1846

Granger genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Granger in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 3 of the 5, Brazoria 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 Grangers in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (3), Alabama (1) and South 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 Granger?

Colorado County (3), Brazoria County (1), Walker 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 Granger appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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