Joy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Joy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Joy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wood County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Joys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Joy registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Joys registered

Texas counties where the Joys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wood County1100%

Where the Joys were born

Birthplaces the Joys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Joys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Joys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Joy in the register

The Joys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry A. JoyWood CountyMississippi1845

Joy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Joy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wood County holds 1 of the 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 Joys in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Joy?

Wood County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Joy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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