Reece · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Reece in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Reece registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (4), Freestone County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Reeces registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Reece registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Reeces registered

Texas counties where the Reeces registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County467%
Freestone County117%
Harrison County117%

Where the Reeces were born

Birthplaces the Reeces reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
South Carolina150%

When the Reeces reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Reeces
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Reece in the register

The Reeces in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel ReeceFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Mike ReeceFort Bend County1843
Robert ReeceHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Thomas ReeceFort Bend County1859
Tom ReeceFort Bend County1867
William ReeceFort Bend County1866

Reece genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Reece in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 4 of the 6, Freestone 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 Reeces in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and South Carolina (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 Reece?

Fort Bend County (4), Freestone County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 6 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 Reece appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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