Guy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Guy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Guy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Guys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Guy registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Guys registered

Texas counties where the Guys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County150%
Colorado County150%

Where the Guys were born

Birthplaces the Guys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri150%
Virginia150%

When the Guys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Guys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Guy in the register

The Guys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas GuyBowie CountyMissouri1863
William GuyColorado CountyVirginia1859

Guy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Guy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 1 of the 2, Colorado 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 Guys in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (1) and Virginia (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 Guy?

Bowie County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 2 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 Guy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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