Norris · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Norris in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 13 freedmen

13 freedmen named Norris registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (4), Leon County (2) and Matagorda County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Texas and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Norrises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Norris registered, on the 1870 county map
13
Freedmen
8
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Norrises registered

Texas counties where the Norrises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County431%
Leon County215%
Matagorda County215%
Colorado County18%
Fort Bend County18%
Galveston County18%
Wharton County18%
Williamson County18%

Where the Norrises were born

Birthplaces the Norrises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia330%
Texas220%
Kentucky110%
Louisiana110%
Maryland110%
North Carolina110%
South Carolina110%

When the Norrises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Norrises
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
3
1860s
5

Every Norris in the register

The Norrises in the register, 1 to 13 of 13
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam NorrisMatagorda CountyTexas1847
Benj NorrisWilliamson CountyKentucky1866
Buck NorrisHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1859
Dave NorrisFort Bend County1849
Edward NorrisMatagorda CountyVirginia1847
Halburt NorrisLeon CountyLouisiana1862
Henry NorrisHarrison CountyMaryland1860
Jacob NorrisLeon CountyVirginia1862
Joe NorrisWharton County1866
John NorrisColorado CountyTexas1848
John NorrisHarrison CountyVirginia1854
Peter NorrisHarrison CountySouth Carolina1847
Stephen NorrisGalveston County1852

Norris genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Norris in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 4 of the 13, Leon 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 Norrises in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Texas (2) and Kentucky (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 Norris?

Harrison County (4), Leon County (2), Matagorda County (2). In all, 13 registered across 8 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 Norris appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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