Graze · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Graze in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Graze registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bastrop County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Grazes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Graze registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Grazes registered

Texas counties where the Grazes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County1100%

Where the Grazes were born

Birthplaces the Grazes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Grazes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Grazes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Graze in the register

The Grazes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jim GrazeBastrop CountyMississippi1849

Graze genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Graze in Texas?

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

They reported Mississippi (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 Graze?

Bastrop County (1). In all, 1 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 Graze appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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