Greenwood · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Greenwood in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Greenwood registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jasper County (3), Caldwell County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Greenwoods registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Greenwood registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Greenwoods registered

Texas counties where the Greenwoods registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jasper County333%
Caldwell County222%
Austin County111%
Brazoria County111%
Goliad County111%
Wharton County111%

Where the Greenwoods were born

Birthplaces the Greenwoods reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia350%
Virginia233%
Mississippi117%

When the Greenwoods reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Greenwoods
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Greenwood in the register

The Greenwoods in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander GreenwoodJasper CountyGeorgia
Clem GreenwoodWharton County1866
Hanibal GreenwoodGoliad County1843
John GreenwoodBrazoria CountyVirginia1850
John GreenwoodCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Nicholas GreenwoodCaldwell County
Peter GreenwoodJasper CountyGeorgia
Robert GreenwoodAustin CountyGeorgia1848
Stephen GreenwoodJasper CountyVirginia

Greenwood genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Greenwood in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jasper County holds 3 of the 9, Caldwell County 2. 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.

Where did the Greenwoods in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), Virginia (2) and Mississippi (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Greenwood?

Jasper County (3), Caldwell County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Greenwood appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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