Nicholas · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nicholas in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Nicholas registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nicholases registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nicholas registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Nicholases registered

Texas counties where the Nicholases registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County133%
Fort Bend County133%
McLennan County133%

When the Nicholases reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nicholases
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Variations of Nicholas

Every Nicholas in the register

The Nicholases in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George NicholasBrazos County1858
George NicholasMcLennan County1866
William NicholasFort Bend County1858

Nicholas genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nicholas in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 3, Fort Bend 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 look under Nichols as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Nicholas?

Brazos County (1), Fort Bend County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Nicholas appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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