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Lee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 114 freedmen

114 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 Mississippi, Virginia 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
114
Freedmen
38
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lees registered

Texas counties where the Lees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1110%
Brazoria County87%
Colorado County87%
Bastrop County76%
Galveston County65%
Fayette County54%
McLennan County54%
Walker County54%
Freestone County44%
Henderson County44%
Austin County33%
Davis County33%
DeWitt County33%
Houston County33%
Newton County33%
Sabine County33%
Victoria 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%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Kerr County1under 1%
Lamar County1under 1%
San Patricio County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%

Where the Lees were born

Birthplaces the Lees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1517%
Virginia1517%
Alabama1214%
Georgia89%
Tennessee89%
North Carolina78%
Texas78%
South Carolina67%
Louisiana33%
Kentucky22%
Maryland22%
District of Columbia11%
Missouri11%

When the Lees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lees
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
32
1850s
36
1860s
40

Every Lee in the register

The Lees in the register, 51 to 100 of 114
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James B. LeeHouston County
James B. LeeHouston County
Jessie LeeMadison CountyVirginia1862
Job LeeHarrison CountyTexas1846
Joesph LeeAngelina CountyAlabama1851
John LeeCollin CountyTennessee1856
John LeeGuadalupe CountyMaryland1866
John H. LeeHunt CountyKentucky1856
John O. LeeHenderson CountySouth Carolina1862
Joseph LeeBexar CountyTennessee1849
Joseph LeeMcLennan County1866
Julius LeeBastrop CountyAlabama1856
Lewis LeeColorado CountyVirginia1846
Lewis LeeHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Lewis LeeHenderson CountyAlabama1855
Lewis LeeMcLennan County1866
Major LeeColorado CountyMississippi1846
Morgan LeeFayette CountyVirginia1860
Moses LeeLamar CountyMississippi1861
Moses A. LeeBastrop CountyVirginia1854
Nelson LeeBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Nelson LeeVan Zandt CountyAlabama1855
Nero LeeVictoria County1866
Oliver LeeWharton County1866
Pearl LeeGalveston County1846
Pearl LeeWalker CountyAlabama1849
Pernal LeeDeWitt County1853
Perry LeeFalls County1856
Perry LeeFort Bend County1866
Peter LeeBrazoria CountyVirginia1841
Randall LeeWalker CountyAlabama1839
Renben LeeColorado CountyMississippi1848
Richard LeeBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1857
Richard LeeHarrison CountyTennessee1849
Richard LeeSabine CountyTexas1847
Robert LeeBastrop CountyAlabama1855
Robert LeeGalveston County1862
Robert LeeHarrison CountyMississippi1863
Rodgers LeeWharton County1866
Ryland LeeGalveston County
Sammuel LeeBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Samuel LeeHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Samuel LeeJasper CountyMississippi
Simon LeeBowie CountyAlabama1849
Simon LeeGonzales County1849
Stewart LeeDavis CountyGeorgia1859
Tazwell LeeDeWitt County1864
Theodore LeeColorado CountyMississippi1850
Thomas LeeAnderson CountySouth Carolina1865
Thomas LeeColorado CountyMississippi1866

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 114, 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 Mississippi (15), Virginia (15) and Alabama (12) 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, 114 registered across 38 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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