Myres · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Myres in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Myres registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wharton County (3) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Myreses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Myres registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Myreses registered

Texas counties where the Myreses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County375%
Galveston County125%

When the Myreses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Myreses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every Myres in the register

The Myreses in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harrison MyresWharton County1866
Jerry MyresWharton County1866
Richman MyresGalveston County1861
Robert MyresWharton County1866

Myres genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Myres in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 3 of the 4, Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Myres?

Wharton County (3), Galveston County (1). In all, 4 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 Myres appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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