Moody · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Moody in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Moody registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3), Freestone County (2) and Bastrop County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Moodys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Moody registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Moodys registered

Texas counties where the Moodys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County333%
Freestone County222%
Bastrop County111%
Brazos County111%
Fayette County111%
Orange County111%

Where the Moodys were born

Birthplaces the Moodys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia338%
Alabama225%
Louisiana113%
Maryland113%
South Carolina113%

When the Moodys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Moodys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
6
1860s
3

Every Moody in the register

The Moodys in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred MoodyFayette CountyVirginia1859
Allen MoodyHarrison CountyLouisiana1851
Collins MoodyHarrison CountyAlabama1853
Levy MoodyBastrop CountySouth Carolina1856
Morris MoodyHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Robert MoodyOrange CountyMaryland
Squire MoodyBrazos County1855
Vergil MoodyFreestone CountyAlabama1867
William MoodyFreestone CountyVirginia1862

Moody genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Moody in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 9, Freestone County 2. 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 Moodys in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Alabama (2) and Louisiana (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 Moody?

Harrison County (3), Freestone County (2), Bastrop County (1). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Moody appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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