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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, 51 to 98 of 98
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John HenryGonzales County1852
John HenryHarrison CountyVirginia1856
John HenryNewton CountyAlabama1862
John HenryWalker CountyAlabama1863
Joseph HenryHarrison CountyVirginia1865
Joseph HenryWharton County1866
Leonard HenryChambers CountyTexas1846
Lewis HenryBrazoria CountyLouisiana1853
Mannuel HenryAnderson CountyAlabama1863
Moses HenryFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Nelton HenryColorado CountyVirginia1859
Patrick HenryBrazos County1864
Patrick HenryColorado CountyMississippi1862
Patrick HenryWalker CountyVirginia1845
Peter HenryCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Phil HenryWharton County1866
Richard HenryDavis CountyNorth Carolina1860
Robert HenryBastrop CountyLouisiana1847
Robert HenryChambers CountyTexas1840
Robert HenryColorado CountyMaryland1854
S. HenryBurleson County1837
Sami HenryBexar CountyLouisiana1847
Simon HenryWalker CountyAlabama1848
Soloman HenryMadison CountyMaryland1863
Squire HenryLeon CountyAlabama1862
Stephen HenryFort Bend County1866
Thomas HenryAustin CountyMaryland1854
Thomas HenryGonzales County1865
Urm. HenryDallas CountyVirginia1861
W HenryGonzales County1855
William HenryBandera County1862
William HenryBrazos County1851
William HenryBrazos County1865
William HenryBrazos County1864
William HenryColorado CountyNorth Carolina1853
William HenryFalls County
William HenryFreestone CountyMississippi1867
William HenryFreestone CountyVirginia1852
William HenryHarrison CountyVirginia1854
William HenryHopkins CountyMaryland1864
William HenryJackson County1851
William HenryLeon CountyMissouri1863
William HenrySan Augustine CountyMissouri1866
William HenryWharton County1866
Willis HenryBrazos County1863
Willis HenryGonzales County1862
Wilson HenryCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Wm HenryGalveston County1859

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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