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Green in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 225 freedmen

225 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
225
Freedmen
41
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Greens registered

Texas counties where the Greens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2210%
Colorado County178%
Burleson County136%
Brazos County125%
Anderson County115%
Brazoria County115%
Leon County115%
Bastrop County104%
Galveston County104%
Fort Bend County94%
Jackson County84%
Freestone County73%
Austin County63%
Fayette County63%
Guadalupe County63%
Davis County52%
Falls County52%
McLennan 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%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Walker County2under 1%
Wood County2under 1%
Bee County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%

Where the Greens were born

Birthplaces the Greens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2919%
Alabama2114%
Tennessee1913%
Mississippi1510%
Georgia149%
Kentucky107%
Texas107%
South Carolina96%
North Carolina85%
Maryland43%
Arkansas32%
Florida32%
Louisiana32%
Missouri32%

When the Greens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Greens
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
10
1840s
40
1850s
80
1860s
86

Variations of Green

Every Green in the register

The Greens in the register, 201 to 225 of 225
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Tom GreenBastrop CountyGeorgia1849
Toss GreenFreestone CountyKentucky1851
Turner GreenGrayson CountyVirginia1863
W. M. GreenBurleson County1855
Walter GreenColorado CountyGeorgia1850
Washington GreenAnderson CountyAlabama1858
Washington GreenBexar CountyKentucky1847
Washington GreenGalveston County1864
Washington GreenLeon CountyMississippi1863
Wesley GreenBastrop CountyMississippi1851
Wesley GreenFreestone CountyAlabama1855
Wiliam GreenColorado CountyVirginia1835
William GreenBastrop CountyTexas1846
William GreenDenton CountyMississippi1862
William GreenFort Bend County1866
William GreenGonzales County1863
William GreenGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
William GreenHouston CountyVirginia1866
Willis GreenAnderson CountyAlabama1859
Willis GreenAnderson CountyGeorgia1858
Willis GreenBexar CountyKentucky1865
Willis GreenGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Wilson GreenAngelina CountyGeorgia1862
Winn GreenAustin CountyLouisiana1866
Wm GreenGrayson CountyVirginia1863

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 225, 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 (29), Alabama (21) 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, 225 registered across 41 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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