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Lee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 107 freedmen

107 freedmen named Lee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (11), Brazoria County (8) and Colorado County (8). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Mississippi and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lee registered, on the 1870 county map
107
Freedmen
36
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lees registered

Texas counties where the Lees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1110%
Brazoria County87%
Colorado County87%
Bastrop County77%
Galveston County66%
Fayette County55%
McLennan County55%
Walker County55%
Freestone County44%
Austin County33%
Davis County33%
DeWitt County33%
Houston County33%
Newton County33%
Sabine County33%
Bexar County22%
Bowie County22%
Collin County22%
Falls County22%
Gonzales County22%
Guadalupe County22%
Madison County22%
Wharton County22%
Wood County22%
Anderson County1under 1%
Angelina County1under 1%
Burleson County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Fort Bend County1under 1%
Henderson County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Kerr County1under 1%
San Patricio County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%

Where the Lees were born

Birthplaces the Lees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1518%
Mississippi1417%
Alabama1012%
Georgia810%
Tennessee810%
North Carolina78%
Texas78%
South Carolina56%
Louisiana34%
Kentucky22%
Maryland22%
District of Columbia11%
Missouri11%

When the Lees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lees
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
32
1850s
35
1860s
34

Every Lee in the register

The Lees in the register, 1 to 50 of 107
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert LeeGalveston County1844
Alex LeeFayette CountyMissouri1858
Alex LeeHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
Alex LeeMcLennan County1867
Alex. LeeCollin CountyNorth Carolina1863
Alford LeeNewton CountyLouisiana1844
Alfred LeeFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Anderson LeeColorado CountyNorth Carolina1855
Anderson LeeWalker CountyAlabama1857
Andrew LeeBexar CountyTennessee1857
Archibald LeeColorado CountyMississippi1851
Benjamin LeeBrazoria CountyMississippi1849
Benjamin LeeFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Charles LeeFayette CountyGeorgia1852
Charles LeeHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Cornelius LeeCameron CountyVirginia1865
Cornelius LeeHarrison CountyVirginia1850
David LeeColorado CountyVirginia1854
David LeeSabine CountyTexas1867
Dick LeeBurleson County1864
Edmond LeeGalveston County1846
Edward LeeBrazoria CountyTexas1847
Edward LeeHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Elias LeeFayette CountyVirginia1860
Elisha LeeNewton CountyLouisiana1844
Ellis LeeWood CountyNorth Carolina1854
Emorey LeeBrazoria CountyVirginia1850
Francis LeeBrazoria CountyDistrict of Columbia1842
Frank LeeMcLennan County1866
Gabriel LeeDeWitt County1841
George LeeHenderson CountyMississippi1857
George LeeKerr CountySouth Carolina1862
Gilbert LeeSabine CountyMississippi1867
Govnett LeeBastrop CountyTennessee1855
Green LeeHarrison CountyTexas1847
Harrison LeeGalveston County1865
Harry LeeBastrop CountyGeorgia1850
Henry LeeAustin CountyVirginia1853
Henry LeeFayette CountyGeorgia1866
Henry LeeMadison CountyTexas1843
Isaac LeeAustin CountyLouisiana1842
Isaac LeeAustin CountyMaryland1850
Isariel LeeFalls County
J.T. LeeWalker CountyNorth Carolina1847
Jack LeeHouston CountyVirginia1856
Jacob LeeWood CountyMississippi1855
James LeeBastrop CountyVirginia1861
James B. LeeHouston County
James B. LeeHouston County
Jessie LeeMadison CountyVirginia1862

Lee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 11 of the 107, Brazoria County 8. 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 Lees in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (15), Mississippi (14) and Alabama (10) as their birthplaces most often, and 7 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 Lee?

Harrison County (11), Brazoria County (8), Colorado County (8). In all, 107 registered across 36 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 Lee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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