Mann · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mann in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Mann registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (5), Brazos County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Manns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mann registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
5
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Manns registered

Texas counties where the Manns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County556%
Brazos County111%
Davis County111%
Denton County111%
Walker County111%

Where the Manns were born

Birthplaces the Manns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia338%
Georgia225%
Kentucky225%
Alabama113%

When the Manns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Manns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
7
1860s
1

Every Mann in the register

The Manns in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben MannBrazos County1849
George MannFayette CountyVirginia1857
Jesse MannFayette CountyVirginia1857
John MannFayette CountyVirginia1857
Robert MannFayette CountyKentucky1855
Simon MannDenton CountyGeorgia1855
Stephen MannDavis CountyGeorgia1851
William MannFayette CountyKentucky1857
William MannWalker CountyAlabama

Mann genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mann in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 5 of the 9, Brazos 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 Manns in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Georgia (2) and Kentucky (2) 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 Mann?

Fayette County (5), Brazos County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 9 registered across 5 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 Mann appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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