Long · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Long in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 27 freedmen

27 freedmen named Long registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Falls County (4), Fort Bend County (4) and Harrison County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1828.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Longs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Long registered, on the 1870 county map
27
Freedmen
15
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1828
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Longs registered

Where the Longs were born

Birthplaces the Longs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina323%
Mississippi215%
Virginia215%
Georgia18%
Kentucky18%
Missouri18%
South Carolina18%
Tennessee18%
Texas18%

When the Longs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Longs
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
2
1840s
3
1850s
7
1860s
10

Every Long in the register

The Longs in the register, 1 to 27 of 27
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthony LongColorado CountyNorth Carolina1852
Bush LongFort Bend County1866
Charles LongHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Daniel LongFalls County
David LongFreestone CountyMississippi1855
Dock LongLeon CountyGeorgia1850
Edmond LongBell County
Elijah LongBrazoria CountyTexas1838
Fred LongFort Bend County1828
Gideon LongHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Green LongFalls County
H. LongBurleson County1863
Harrison LongHouston CountyVirginia1842
Hem LongMcLennan County1866
Henry LongMcLennan County1866
Israel LongFort Bend County1866
John LongCollin CountyVirginia1858
John LongCoryell County1866
Joseph LongFalls County
Joseph LongHarrison CountySouth Carolina1855
Lorain LongCooke CountyMissouri1862
Martin LongColorado CountyTennessee1832
Richard LongColorado CountyNorth Carolina1855
Spi LongHarrison CountyKentucky1858
Warren LongWharton County1866
William LongFalls County
William LongFort Bend County1866

Long genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Long in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 4 of the 27, Fort Bend County 4. 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 Longs in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3), Mississippi (2) and Virginia (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Long?

Falls County (4), Fort Bend County (4), Harrison County (4). In all, 27 registered across 15 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 Long appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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