Leary · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Leary in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Leary registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Learys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Leary registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Learys registered

Texas counties where the Learys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Falls County150%

Where the Learys were born

Birthplaces the Learys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland1100%

When the Learys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Learys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Leary in the register

The Learys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben LearyFalls County1857
William LearyColorado CountyMaryland1863

Leary genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Leary in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Falls 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 Learys in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (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 Leary?

Colorado County (1), Falls 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 Leary appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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