Minus · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Minus in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Minus registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Minuses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Minus registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Minuses registered

Texas counties where the Minuses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County150%
Fort Bend County150%

Where the Minuses were born

Birthplaces the Minuses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Minuses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Minuses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Minus in the register

The Minuses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isam MinusBrazoria CountyTexas1843
Oscar MinusFort Bend County1851

Minus genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Minus in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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 Minuses in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Minus?

Brazoria County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 2 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 Minus appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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