Myers · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Myers in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 40 freedmen

40 freedmen named Myers registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (16), McLennan County (6) and Walker County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Myerses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Myers registered, on the 1870 county map
40
Freedmen
15
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Myerses registered

Texas counties where the Myerses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County1640%
McLennan County615%
Walker County38%
Brazoria County25%
Davis County25%
Galveston County25%
Burleson County13%
Chambers County13%
Dallas County13%
Falls County13%
Fannin County13%
Fayette County13%
Goliad County13%
Harrison County13%
Newton County13%

Where the Myerses were born

Birthplaces the Myerses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina323%
Virginia323%
Alabama215%
Louisiana215%
Georgia18%
Kentucky18%
Texas18%

When the Myerses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Myerses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
11
1860s
25

Every Myers in the register

The Myerses in the register, 1 to 40 of 40
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew MyersMcLennan County1866
Benjamin MyersBrazos County1864
Bony MyersWalker CountyAlabama1852
Brutis MyersBrazos County1866
Caleb MyersDavis CountySouth Carolina1853
Charley MyersFalls County
Cyrus MyersMcLennan County1866
Daniel MyersBrazos County1863
David MyersHarrison CountySouth Carolina1857
E. MyersBurleson County1858
Edward B MyersGalveston County1866
Elija MyersWalker CountyVirginia1859
Ephraim MyersBrazoria CountyVirginia1845
Erick MyersDavis CountyGeorgia1857
Freeman MyersBrazos County1863
George MyersBrazos County1850
George M. MyersFannin CountyLouisiana1857
Henry MyersBrazos County1864
Henry MyersMcLennan County1866
Henry MyersNewton CountyVirginia1860
Isaac MyersBrazos County1861
Isaac MyersBrazos County1866
J. MyersChambers CountyTexas1846
J.M.M MyersDallas CountyKentucky1866
Jackson MyersBrazos County1862
Jefferson MyersGoliad County1855
Jerry MyersGalveston County1862
Jerry MyersMcLennan County1866
Joe MyersMcLennan County
John MyersMcLennan County1866
Kevin MyersBrazos County1863
March MyersBrazos County1863
Orca MyersFayette CountySouth Carolina1855
Phillip MyersBrazos County1864
Polydore MyersWalker CountyAlabama1851
Sander MyersBrazos County1864
Thomas MyersBrazoria CountyLouisiana1862
Tom MyersBrazos County1861
Tom MyersBrazos County1866
Washington MyersBrazos County1860

Myers genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Myers in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 16 of the 40, McLennan County 6. 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 Myerses in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (3), Virginia (3) and Alabama (2) 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 Myers?

Brazos County (16), McLennan County (6), Walker County (3). In all, 40 registered across 15 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 Myers appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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