Ivy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ivy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Ivy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (3), Fort Bend County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Florida. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ivys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ivy registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ivys registered

Texas counties where the Ivys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County350%
Fort Bend County117%
Galveston County117%
Wharton County117%

Where the Ivys were born

Birthplaces the Ivys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia267%
Florida133%

When the Ivys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ivys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
4

Every Ivy in the register

The Ivys in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Buck IvyDavis CountyFlorida1861
Dennis IvyDavis CountyGeorgia1859
Henry IvyGalveston County1860
Henry IvyWharton County1867
Jack IvyDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Joe IvyFort Bend County1866

Ivy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ivy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 3 of the 6, 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.

Where did the Ivys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) and Florida (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 Ivy?

Davis County (3), Fort Bend County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 6 registered across 4 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 Ivy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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