Greathouse · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Greathouse in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Greathouse registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Greathouses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Greathouse registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Greathouses registered

Texas counties where the Greathouses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Greathouses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Greathouses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Greathouse in the register

The Greathouses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William GreathouseGonzales County1855

Greathouse genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Greathouse in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Greathouse?

Gonzales 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 Greathouse appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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