Nix · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nix in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Nix registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazos County, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nixes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nix registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Nixes registered

Texas counties where the Nixes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County1100%

When the Nixes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nixes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Nix in the register

The Nixes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis NixBrazos County1852

Nix genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nix in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 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 Nix?

Brazos County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Nix appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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