Matthis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Matthis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Matthis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (6). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Matthises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Matthis registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
1
Counties
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Matthises registered

Texas counties where the Matthises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County6100%

When the Matthises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Matthises
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2
1860s
2

Variations of Matthis

Every Matthis in the register

The Matthises in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allick MatthisGonzales County1847
Ben MatthisGonzales County1851
David MatthisGonzales County1861
James MatthisGonzales County1858
James MatthisGonzales County1860
Mitchell MatthisGonzales County1844

Matthis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Matthis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 6 of the 6. 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 look under Mathis as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Matthis?

Gonzales County (6). In all, 6 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Matthis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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