Redd · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Redd in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Redd registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Redds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Redd registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Redds registered

Texas counties where the Redds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County267%
Cherokee County133%

Where the Redds were born

Birthplaces the Redds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia267%
Virginia133%

When the Redds reached Texas

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

Every Redd in the register

The Redds in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George ReddHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
Henry ReddHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
John ReddCherokee CountyVirginia1866

Redd genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Redd in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 3, Cherokee 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.

Where did the Redds in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) and Virginia (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 Redd?

Harrison County (2), Cherokee County (1). In all, 3 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 Redd appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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