Meggs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Meggs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Meggs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazos County, reaching Texas about 1814.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Meggses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Meggs registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1814
Earliest arrival
1810s
Fullest decade

Where the Meggses registered

Texas counties where the Meggses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County1100%

When the Meggses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Meggses
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
1

Every Meggs in the register

The Meggses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jae MeggsBrazos County1814

Meggs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Meggs in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Meggs?

Brazos County (1). In all, 1 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 Meggs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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