Massie · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Massie in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Massie registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (4) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Massies registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Massie registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Massies registered

Texas counties where the Massies registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County480%
Galveston County120%

Where the Massies were born

Birthplaces the Massies reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
Mississippi125%
Virginia125%

When the Massies reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Massies
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Massie in the register

The Massies in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry MassieHarrison CountyAlabama1847
William MassieGalveston County1866
William MassieHarrison CountyMississippi1862
William MassieHarrison CountyVirginia1865
William MassieHarrison CountyAlabama1850

Massie genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Massie in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 4 of the 5, Galveston 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 Massies in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Mississippi (1) and Virginia (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 Massie?

Harrison County (4), Galveston County (1). In all, 5 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 Massie appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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