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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, 151 to 200 of 244
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Mathew GreenSan Augustine CountyFlorida1866
McKinsey GreenFalls County
Meshack GreenFort Bend County1832
Mil GreenBurleson County1854
Mil. GreenBurleson County1854
Miles GreenColorado CountyArkansas1862
Miles GreenDenton CountyMississippi1862
Moses GreenAnderson CountyAlabama1859
Moses GreenBee CountyMississippi1859
Moses GreenFalls County
Moses GreenHarrison CountyVirginia1863
Nicholas GreenHarrison CountyAlabama
Peter GreenGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Peter GreenJackson County1857
Peter GreenLeon CountyTennessee1855
Phil GreenMcLennan County
Piner GreenBastrop CountySouth Carolina1858
Pleasant GreenCollin CountyMissouri1857
Primas GreenJasper CountyMississippi
Primis GreenHays CountyAlabama1866
Prince GreenFalls County
Ran. GreenBurleson County1858
Randall GreenAustin CountyTennessee1858
Ransom GreenFayette CountyGeorgia1837
Ransom GreenHopkins CountyAlabama1863
Ransom GreenWood CountyTexas1848
Reece GreenVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1866
Richard GreenAnderson CountyMississippi1837
Richard GreenFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Robert GreenAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Robert GreenDavis CountyTennessee1851
Robert GreenFayette County1860
Robert GreenGalveston County1849
Robert GreenGalveston CountyVirginia1867
Ruf GreenWharton County1866
Rufus GreenBrazos County1842
Sam GreenCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Sam GreenColorado CountyTennessee1860
Sam GreenFort Bend County1857
Sam GreenFort Bend CountySouth Carolina1850
Sam GreenGonzales County1845
Samuel GreenAnderson CountyAlabama1847
Samuel GreenColorado CountySouth Carolina1851
Samuel GreenHarrison CountyTennessee1855
Samuel GreenLiberty CountyMississippi
Sharman GreenDavis CountyGeorgia1857
Sharp GreenWharton County1866
Shoe GreenAnderson CountyKentucky1852
Smith GreenBrazoria CountyTennessee1863
Solomon GreenAustin CountyNorth Carolina1840

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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