Jerry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jerry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Jerry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3), Bastrop County (1) and Calhoun County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jerrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jerry registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
7
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Jerrys registered

Texas counties where the Jerrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County333%
Bastrop County111%
Calhoun County111%
Cherokee County111%
Colorado County111%
Dallas County111%
Fort Bend County111%

Where the Jerrys were born

Birthplaces the Jerrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina343%
Georgia114%
South Carolina114%
Tennessee114%
Texas114%

When the Jerrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jerrys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Jerry in the register

The Jerrys in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin JerryCalhoun County1866
Cranford JerryDallas CountyTennessee1847
George JerryFort Bend County1866
Henry JerryCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Hilliard JerryHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Jordan JerryHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Squire JerryHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Wesley JerryBastrop CountyGeorgia1852
William JerryColorado CountyTexas1846

Jerry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jerry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 9, Bastrop 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 Jerrys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3), Georgia (1) and South Carolina (1) 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 Jerry?

Harrison County (3), Bastrop County (1), Calhoun County (1). In all, 9 registered across 7 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 Jerry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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