Mayberry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mayberry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Mayberry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Coryell County (2), Gonzales County (2) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mayberrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mayberry registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mayberrys registered

Texas counties where the Mayberrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Coryell County240%
Gonzales County240%
Colorado County120%

Where the Mayberrys were born

Birthplaces the Mayberrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Mayberrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mayberrys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Mayberry in the register

The Mayberrys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Buck MayberryGonzales County1860
James MayberryCoryell County1866
James W. MayberryCoryell County1866
Jesse MayberryGonzales County1854
WIlliam MayberryColorado CountyTennessee1854

Mayberry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mayberry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Coryell County holds 2 of the 5, Gonzales County 2. 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 Mayberrys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Mayberry?

Coryell County (2), Gonzales County (2), Colorado County (1). In all, 5 registered across 3 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 Mayberry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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