Keyes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Keyes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Keyes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1) and DeWitt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Keyeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Keyes registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Keyeses registered

Texas counties where the Keyeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County150%
DeWitt County150%

Where the Keyeses were born

Birthplaces the Keyeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Keyeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Keyeses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Keyes in the register

The Keyeses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben KeyesDeWitt County1863
Napoleon KeyesBexar CountyMississippi1864

Keyes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Keyes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 2, DeWitt 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 Keyeses 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 Keyes?

Bexar County (1), DeWitt County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Keyes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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