Gregg · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gregg in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Gregg registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (4), Harrison County (4) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Greggs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gregg registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Greggs registered

Texas counties where the Greggs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County436%
Harrison County436%
Brazos County19%
Karnes County19%
McLennan County19%

Where the Greggs were born

Birthplaces the Greggs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama480%
Arkansas120%

When the Greggs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Greggs
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
4
1860s
2

Every Gregg in the register

The Greggs in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen GreggHarrison CountyAlabama1860
Camada GreggKarnes CountyArkansas1857
J. GreggBurleson County1847
John GreggBrazos County1847
John GreggHarrison CountyAlabama1856
Robert GreggBurleson County1841
Robert GreggMcLennan County1866
Samuel GreggHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Simon GreggBurleson County1844
Tellis GreggBurleson County1843
Webster GreggHarrison CountyAlabama1855

Gregg genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gregg in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 4 of the 11, Harrison County 4. 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 Greggs in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4) and Arkansas (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 Gregg?

Burleson County (4), Harrison County (4), Brazos County (1). In all, 11 registered across 5 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 Gregg appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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