Granville · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Granville in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Granville registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1), Fayette County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Louisiana and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Granvilles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Granville registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Granvilles registered

Texas counties where the Granvilles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County125%
Fayette County125%
Leon County125%
Walker County125%

Where the Granvilles were born

Birthplaces the Granvilles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee250%
Louisiana125%
Virginia125%

When the Granvilles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Granvilles
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Granville in the register

The Granvilles in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A.T. GranvilleWalker CountyLouisiana1855
Harden GranvilleLeon CountyTennessee1863
Henry GranvilleBrazoria CountyTennessee1851
William T. GranvilleFayette CountyVirginia1855

Granville genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Granville in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (2), Louisiana (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 Granville?

Brazoria County (1), Fayette County (1), Leon 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 Granville appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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