Grier · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Grier in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Grier registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Griers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Grier registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Griers registered

Texas counties where the Griers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County267%
Fort Bend County133%

When the Griers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Griers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
2

Every Grier in the register

The Griers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry GrierFort Bend County1842
James GrierGalveston County1861
John L GrierGalveston County1863

Grier genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Grier in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 3, Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Grier?

Galveston County (2), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Grier appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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