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Griffin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 64 freedmen

64 freedmen named Griffin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fort Bend County (11), Colorado County (5) and Brazoria County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Griffins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Griffin registered, on the 1870 county map
64
Freedmen
26
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Griffins registered

Texas counties where the Griffins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1117%
Colorado County58%
Brazoria County46%
Brazos County46%
Guadalupe County46%
Walker County46%
Wharton County46%
Galveston County35%
Bastrop County23%
Bowie County23%
Burleson County23%
Fayette County23%
Freestone County23%
Harrison County23%
McLennan County23%
Anderson County12%
Austin County12%
Caldwell County12%
Cherokee County12%
Dallas County12%
Gonzales County12%
Hays County12%
Hopkins County12%
Jefferson County12%
Refugio County12%
Van Zandt County12%

Where the Griffins were born

Birthplaces the Griffins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi723%
Georgia619%
Louisiana413%
Alabama310%
Arkansas26%
Kentucky26%
South Carolina26%
Tennessee26%
Florida13%
Maryland13%
Texas13%

When the Griffins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Griffins
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
13
1850s
11
1860s
37

Every Griffin in the register

The Griffins in the register, 1 to 50 of 64
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A.J. GriffinHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Albert GriffinWharton County1866
Alferd GriffinHopkins CountyGeorgia1864
Alfred GriffinBastrop CountyGeorgia1855
Anderson GriffinColorado CountyMississippi1855
Andrew GriffinFayette CountyMississippi1854
Archibald GriffinBrazoria CountyMississippi1862
Bob GriffinFort Bend County1842
Burr GriffinFort Bend County1844
Caleb GriffinFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Christopher GriffinRefugio County
Claiborn GriffinColorado CountyMississippi1860
Cleburne GriffinGuadalupe County
Cornelius GriffinWalker CountyArkansas1857
Daniel GriffinFort Bend County1842
David GriffinBowie CountyAlabama1849
Dennis GriffinWalker CountyMaryland1863
Dennis GriffinWharton County1866
Douglass GriffinFort Bend County1862
F. GriffinBurleson County1862
Frank GriffinWharton County1866
George GriffinBrazos County1860
George GriffinHays CountyFlorida1866
Granville GriffinVan Zandt CountyLouisiana1865
Harry GriffinWharton County1866
Henry GriffinColorado CountyMississippi1859
Henry GriffinGuadalupe County
Henry GriffinWalker CountyArkansas
Isaac GriffinBrazos County1864
Isaac GriffinColorado CountyGeorgia1845
Isaac GriffinFort Bend County1845
Isaac GriffinGuadalupe County
Isaac GriffinHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Jack GriffinFort Bend County1866
Jae GriffinBrazos County1848
James GriffinBrazos County1864
Jas. GriffinDallas CountyTennessee1854
Jerry GriffinGalveston County1858
Jim GriffinFayette CountyTexas1842
Jim GriffinFort Bend County1866
John GriffinBrazoria CountyKentucky1859
John GriffinCherokee CountyTennessee1866
John GriffinFort Bend County1866
John GriffinGonzales County1856
Kaleb GriffinColorado CountyMississippi1845
L. GriffinBurleson County1861
Matthew GriffinCaldwell County
Moses GriffinAustin CountyLouisiana1864
Ned GriffinBastrop CountyAlabama1857
Richard GriffinGuadalupe CountySouth Carolina1866

Griffin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Griffin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 11 of the 64, Colorado County 5. 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 Griffins in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (7), Georgia (6) and Louisiana (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Griffin?

Fort Bend County (11), Colorado County (5), Brazoria County (4). In all, 64 registered across 26 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 Griffin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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