Reason · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Reason in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Reason registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Maryland as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Reasons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Reason registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Reasons registered

Texas counties where the Reasons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Reasons were born

Birthplaces the Reasons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland1100%

When the Reasons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Reasons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Reason in the register

The Reasons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Theo ReasonAustin CountyMaryland1854

Reason genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Reason in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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.

Where did the Reasons in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (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 Reason?

Austin 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 Reason appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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