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Green in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 244 freedmen

244 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
244
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 County115%
Brazoria County115%
Leon County115%
Bastrop County104%
Galveston County104%
Fort Bend County94%
Jackson County83%
Freestone County73%
Austin County62%
Fayette County62%
Guadalupe County62%
Davis County52%
Falls County52%
McLennan County52%
Victoria County52%
Bexar County42%
Liberty 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%
Virginia3018%
Alabama2213%
Tennessee1912%
Georgia1710%
Mississippi1710%
Kentucky106%
South Carolina106%
Texas106%
North Carolina96%
Louisiana53%
Arkansas42%
Maryland42%
Florida32%
Missouri32%

When the Greens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Greens
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
10
1840s
40
1850s
85
1860s
97

Variations of Green

Every Green in the register

The Greens in the register, 101 to 150 of 244
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Irvin GreenLamar CountyAlabama1861
Isaac GreenBosque County1857
Isaac GreenDallas CountyKentucky1862
Isaac GreenGalveston CountyVirginia1860
Isaac GreenHarrison CountyKentucky1861
Isaac GreenKaufman CountyGeorgia1862
J. GreenBurleson County1857
J. A. GreenGuadalupe CountyMaryland1866
J. N. GreenBurleson County1855
J.W. GreenSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Jack GreenCherokee CountyTexas1866
Jack GreenFort Bend County1837
Jackson GreenMadison CountyVirginia1858
Jacob GreenColorado CountyVirginia1863
James GreenBastrop CountyTennessee1857
James GreenBurleson County1857
James GreenColorado CountyMaryland1858
James GreenFort Bend County1866
James GreenGalveston County1862
James GreenGonzales County1853
James GreenHarrison CountyMaryland1846
James GreenLavaca County1855
Jerry GreenHarrison CountySouth Carolina1863
Jerry GreenHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Jervis GreenBexar CountyTennessee1856
Jesse GreenDeWitt County1842
Job GreenVictoria County1866
John GreenBrazoria CountyKentucky1861
John GreenBurleson County1859
John GreenCherokee CountyMississippi1866
John GreenDavis CountyGeorgia1857
John GreenHarrison CountyTennessee1846
John Wesley GreenColorado CountyAlabama1854
Jordan GreenBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1863
Jordan GreenBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1837
Joseph GreenBrazoria CountyVirginia1849
Joseph GreenBrazos County1829
Joseph GreenFreestone CountyAlabama1854
Joseph GreenJackson County1842
Jr., Jacob GreenHarrison CountyAlabama1846
July GreenVictoria County1866
L. GreenBurleson County1852
Levi GreenJackson County1857
Lewis GreenBrazos County1852
Lewis GreenJackson County1852
London GreenBowie CountyGeorgia1853
M. GreenBurleson County1854
Mack GreenFreestone CountyVirginia1863
Major GreenBastrop CountyTennessee1852
Manuel GreenMadison CountyArkansas1851

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 244, 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 (30), Alabama (22) and Tennessee (19) as their birthplaces most often, and 10 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, 244 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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