Monroe · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Monroe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 28 freedmen

28 freedmen named Monroe registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Matagorda County (4), Bastrop County (3) and Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Monroes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Monroe registered, on the 1870 county map
28
Freedmen
19
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Monroes registered

Texas counties where the Monroes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Matagorda County414%
Bastrop County311%
Brazoria County27%
Colorado County27%
Gonzales County27%
McLennan County27%
Bexar County14%
Bosque County14%
Cherokee County14%
Freestone County14%
Galveston County14%
Hill County14%
Jasper County14%
Kaufman County14%
Madison County14%
San Augustine County14%
Walker County14%
Williamson County14%
Wood County14%

Where the Monroes were born

Birthplaces the Monroes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama523%
Virginia523%
Tennessee418%
Mississippi314%
Georgia29%
North Carolina29%
Texas15%

When the Monroes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Monroes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
7
1850s
12
1860s
8

Every Monroe in the register

The Monroes in the register, 1 to 28 of 28
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Britton MonroeMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1845
Charles MonroeColorado CountyVirginia1855
Charles MonroeMcLennan County1866
Dennis MonroeCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Gabriel MonroeBastrop CountyVirginia1853
George MonroeColorado CountyVirginia1852
Henry MonroeGalveston County1859
Jacob MonroeBastrop CountyMississippi1859
James MonroeBexar CountyAlabama1858
James MonroeFreestone CountyTennessee1867
James MonroeHill CountyMississippi1859
James MonroeKaufman CountyAlabama1855
James MonroeMadison CountyTennessee1849
James MonroeMatagorda CountyAlabama1846
James MonroeMatagorda CountyMississippi1847
James MonroeSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
James MonroeWalker CountyVirginia1861
James MonroeWood CountyTexas1845
James H. MonroeMatagorda CountyAlabama1849
John MonroeBosque County1855
John MonroeJasper CountyTennessee
Jordan MonroeBastrop CountyGeorgia1855
Mose MonroeGonzales County1850
Perry MonroeGonzales County1863
Peyton MonroeBrazoria CountyVirginia1857
Pleas MonroeWilliamson CountyTennessee1866
Prince MonroeBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1847
Richard MonroeMcLennan County1866

Monroe genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Monroe in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Matagorda County holds 4 of the 28, Bastrop County 3. 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 Monroes in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (5), Virginia (5) and Tennessee (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Monroe?

Matagorda County (4), Bastrop County (3), Brazoria County (2). In all, 28 registered across 19 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 Monroe appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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