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Green in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 250 freedmen

250 freedmen named Green registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (22), Colorado County (17) and Burleson County (13). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Greens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Green registered, on the 1870 county map
250
Freedmen
49
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Greens registered

Texas counties where the Greens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County229%
Colorado County177%
Burleson County135%
Brazos County125%
Anderson County114%
Brazoria County114%
Leon County114%
Bastrop County104%
Galveston County104%
Liberty County104%
Fort Bend County94%
Jackson County83%
Freestone County73%
Austin County62%
Fayette County62%
Guadalupe County62%
Davis County52%
Falls County52%
McLennan County52%
Victoria County52%
Bexar County42%
Madison County42%
San Augustine County42%
Bosque County31%
Cherokee County31%
DeWitt County31%
Gonzales County31%
Hays County31%
Wharton County31%
Angelina County2under 1%
Bowie County2under 1%
Denton County2under 1%
Grayson County2under 1%
Henderson County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Kaufman County2under 1%
Lavaca County2under 1%
Matagorda County2under 1%
Walker County2under 1%
Wood County2under 1%
Bee County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Lamar County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%

Where the Greens were born

Birthplaces the Greens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3118%
Alabama2213%
Tennessee2012%
Georgia1710%
Mississippi1710%
Texas127%
Kentucky106%
South Carolina106%
North Carolina95%
Louisiana74%
Arkansas42%
Maryland42%
Florida32%
Missouri32%

When the Greens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Greens
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
10
1840s
42
1850s
85
1860s
97

Variations of Green

Every Green in the register

The Greens in the register, 1 to 50 of 250
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron GreenFort Bend County1851
Aaron GreenHarrison CountyTexas1848
Abraham GreenLiberty CountyLouisiana
Adam GreenBurleson County1865
Albert GreenBrazos County1862
Albert GreenLeon CountyTennessee1855
Aleck GreenVictoria County1866
Alfred GreenBrazos County1863
Amons GreenFalls County
Anderson GreenHays CountyNorth Carolina1866
Andrew GreenAnderson CountyTennessee1852
Andy GreenBowie CountyAlabama1866
Andy GreenFalls County
Anthony GreenFort Bend County1866
Anthony GreenHarrison CountyAlabama1850
Antony GreenGalveston County
Arnold GreenGalveston County1864
Aromas? GreenColorado CountyVirginia1855
B. GreenBurleson County1855
Baldin GreenMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1857
Baylor GreenHarrison CountyVirginia1849
Benjamin GreenBrazoria CountyLouisiana1859
Benjamin GreenFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Benjamin GreenLeon CountyTennessee1855
Bes GreenBurleson County1855
Bolden GreenNewton CountyFlorida1860
Bowlin GreenSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Bristoe GreenBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1859
Burrell GreenBrazoria CountyVirginia1837
Burrell GreenColorado CountyAlabama1848
Calvin GreenColorado CountyTennessee1854
Cato GreenLeon CountyNorth Carolina1851
Charles GreenAnderson CountyTennessee1852
Charles GreenBrazoria CountyMissouri1863
Charles GreenFayette County1860
Charles GreenMcLennan County1866
Charley GreenWharton County1866
Cleus GreenFort Bend County1860
Coleman GreenHarrison CountyVirginia1861
D GreenDeWitt County1847
Dandrige GreenGalveston CountyVirginia1859
Daniel GreenDavis CountyAlabama1860
Daniel GreenGuadalupe CountySouth Carolina1866
Daniels GreenAustin CountyGeorgia1858
David GreenBosque County1857
David GreenFreestone CountyAlabama1853
David GreenMadison CountyVirginia1855
Dennis GreenWalker CountyNorth Carolina1840
Dick GreenColorado CountyVirginia1862
Dick GreenFayette CountyVirginia1861

Green genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Green in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 22 of the 250, Colorado County 17. 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 look under Greene as well.

Where did the Greens in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (31), Alabama (22) and Tennessee (20) as their birthplaces most often, and 12 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Green?

Harrison County (22), Colorado County (17), Burleson County (13). In all, 250 registered across 49 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 Green appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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