Grey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Grey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Grey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Calhoun County (1), Gonzales County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Greys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Grey registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
5
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Greys registered

Texas counties where the Greys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Calhoun County120%
Gonzales County120%
Guadalupe County120%
Walker County120%
Wharton County120%

Where the Greys were born

Birthplaces the Greys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Greys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Greys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every Grey in the register

The Greys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dan GreyGonzales County1862
George GreyWalker CountyTexas
Madison GreyCalhoun County1866
Richard GreyGuadalupe County
Washington GreyWharton County1866

Grey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Grey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Calhoun County holds 1 of the 5, Gonzales County 1. 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 Greys in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Grey?

Calhoun County (1), Gonzales County (1), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 5 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 Grey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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