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Henry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 98 freedmen

98 freedmen named Henry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Gonzales County (12), Colorado County (10) and Walker County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Henrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Henry registered, on the 1870 county map
98
Freedmen
34
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Henrys registered

Where the Henrys were born

Birthplaces the Henrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1218%
North Carolina1015%
Alabama812%
Louisiana812%
Texas711%
Maryland69%
Mississippi46%
Missouri35%
Tennessee35%
Georgia23%
Arkansas12%
Kentucky12%

When the Henrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Henrys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
16
1850s
35
1860s
42

Every Henry in the register

The Henrys in the register, 1 to 50 of 98
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron HenryAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1855
Abraham HenryColorado CountyMississippi1855
Adam HenryGonzales County1852
Albert HenryOrange CountyVirginia1866
Alexander HenryWalker CountyLouisiana1854
Alfred HenryChambers CountyLouisiana1847
Andrew HenryAustin CountyArkansas1865
Baister HenryAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1866
Ben. HenryBurleson County1839
C HenryBurleson County1837
C. K. HenryGonzales County1854
Charles HenryBexar CountyLouisiana1866
Charles HenryGonzales County1853
Chas HenryCalhoun County1866
Cyrus HenryCherokee CountyTennessee1866
D. HenryCherokee CountyVirginia
Daniel HenryFalls County
David HenryFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Dren HenryDavis CountyTexas1848
E. HenryCherokee CountyAlabama
Edmmund HenryAnderson CountyTennessee1854
Enach HenryBosque County1847
Enoch HenryMcLennan County1867
George HenryCameron CountyVirginia1865
George HenryColorado CountyVirginia1855
George HenryDavis CountyGeorgia1854
George HenryWalker CountyVirginia1847
George HenryWalker CountyAlabama1854
Gloster HenryGonzales County1852
Henry HenryBastrop CountyTexas1842
Henry HenryGonzales County1852
Henry F. HenryWalker CountyLouisiana1854
Hep HenryGonzales County1845
Horace HenryFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1854
Isaac HenryBexar CountyMaryland1852
Isaac HenryChambers CountyLouisiana1847
Jacob HenryColorado CountyMaryland1865
James HenryBastrop CountyTexas1848
James HenryColorado CountyKentucky1853
James HenryColorado CountyTennessee1850
James HenryDavis CountyMissouri1864
James HenryGonzales County1859
James HenryGonzales County1853
Jas. HenryDallas CountyNorth Carolina1851
Jefferson HenryFreestone CountyTexas1845
Joe HenryMcLennan County1866
Joesph HenryBastrop CountyGeorgia1864
John HenryBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
John HenryColorado CountyMississippi1859
John HenryGillespie CountyTexas1852

Henry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Henry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 12 of the 98, Colorado County 10. 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 Henrys in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (12), North Carolina (10) and Alabama (8) as their birthplaces most often, and 7 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 Henry?

Gonzales County (12), Colorado County (10), Walker County (7). In all, 98 registered across 34 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 Henry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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