Menifree · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Menifree in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Menifree registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Victoria County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Menifrees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Menifree registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Menifrees registered

Texas counties where the Menifrees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Victoria County1100%

When the Menifrees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Menifrees
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Menifree in the register

The Menifrees in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William MenifreeVictoria County1866

Menifree genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Menifree in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Victoria 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 Menifree?

Victoria 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 Menifree appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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