Montgomery · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Montgomery in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 31 freedmen

31 freedmen named Montgomery registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Caldwell County (3), McLennan County (3) and Walker County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1822.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Montgomerys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Montgomery registered, on the 1870 county map
31
Freedmen
19
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1822
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Montgomerys registered

Texas counties where the Montgomerys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County310%
McLennan County310%
Walker County310%
Wharton County310%
Bexar County26%
Grayson County26%
Harrison County26%
Shelby County26%
Austin County13%
Brazos County13%
Colorado County13%
Fayette County13%
Freestone County13%
Galveston County13%
Houston County13%
Leon County13%
Nueces County13%
San Augustine County13%
Wilson County13%

Where the Montgomerys were born

Birthplaces the Montgomerys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama522%
South Carolina522%
Tennessee313%
Virginia313%
Missouri29%
Kentucky14%
Louisiana14%
Mississippi14%
North Carolina14%
Texas14%

When the Montgomerys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Montgomerys
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
4
1850s
6
1860s
20

Every Montgomery in the register

The Montgomerys in the register, 1 to 31 of 31
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron MontgomeryCaldwell CountyKentucky1866
Alonzo MontgomeryNueces CountyTexas1844
Benjamin MontgomeryGrayson CountyAlabama1860
Bob MontgomeryHarrison CountySouth Carolina1864
Burrell MontgomeryWilson CountyVirginia1822
David MontgomeryColorado CountyTennessee1850
Ephram MontgomeryWharton County1866
Frank MontgomeryFayette CountyAlabama1860
G.W. MontgomeryWharton County1867
George MontgomeryMcLennan County1866
Governor MontgomeryCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Howard MontgomeryGrayson CountyMissouri1861
Jack MontgomeryLeon CountyNorth Carolina1863
James MontgomeryBrazos County1860
Jerry MontgomeryCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
Jery MontgomeryBexar CountySouth Carolina1865
John MontgomeryBexar CountyTennessee1849
John MontgomerySan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
John MontgomeryShelby CountyAlabama1852
Joseph MontgomeryHouston CountyMississippi1854
Judge MontgomeryShelby CountyAlabama1850
Lewis MontgomeryWalker CountyVirginia1866
Manuel MontgomeryWharton County1867
Moses MontgomeryAustin CountyLouisiana1853
Moses MontgomeryMcLennan County1866
Nelson MontgomeryGalveston County1845
Peter MontgomeryWalker CountySouth Carolina
Richard MontgomeryFreestone CountySouth Carolina1849
Sam MontgomeryWalker CountyTennessee1855
Samuel MontgomeryMcLennan County1866
William MontgomeryHarrison CountySouth Carolina1863

Montgomery genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Montgomery in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 3 of the 31, McLennan 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 Montgomerys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (5), South Carolina (5) and Tennessee (3) 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 Montgomery?

Caldwell County (3), McLennan County (3), Walker County (3). In all, 31 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 Montgomery appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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