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Reed in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 76 freedmen

76 freedmen named Reed registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Leon County (10), Harrison County (8) and Brazos County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, South Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Reeds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Reed registered, on the 1870 county map
76
Freedmen
38
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Reeds registered

Texas counties where the Reeds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County1013%
Harrison County811%
Brazos County45%
McLennan County45%
Bexar County34%
Brazoria County34%
Colorado County34%
DeWitt County34%
Fort Bend County34%
Grayson County34%
Bastrop County23%
Falls County23%
Hunt County23%
Williamson County23%
Anderson County11%
Austin County11%
Bowie County11%
Burleson County11%
Burnet County11%
Cherokee County11%
Fannin County11%
Fayette County11%
Freestone County11%
Gonzales County11%
Guadalupe County11%
Hays County11%
Houston County11%
Jackson County11%
Jasper County11%
Kaufman County11%
Lamar County11%
Madison County11%
Matagorda County11%
San Augustine County11%
Tarrant County11%
Tyler County11%
Van Zandt County11%
Wharton County11%

Where the Reeds were born

Birthplaces the Reeds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1425%
South Carolina916%
Virginia916%
Mississippi59%
Kentucky47%
North Carolina47%
Tennessee35%
Georgia24%
Missouri24%
Texas24%
District of Columbia12%
Louisiana12%
Maryland12%

When the Reeds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Reeds
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
10
1850s
34
1860s
27

Every Reed in the register

The Reeds in the register, 51 to 76 of 76
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Madison ReedAustin CountyNorth Carolina1839
Meril ReedCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Paul ReedHarrison CountyVirginia1855
Peru ReedBrazoria CountyLouisiana1859
Peter ReedBexar CountySouth Carolina1854
Peter ReedLeon CountyMississippi1853
Reuben ReedBowie CountyAlabama1855
Richard ReedHarrison CountyMissouri1849
Ruben ReedLeon CountyAlabama1859
Sam ReedBrazos County1864
Scamp ReedAnderson CountyAlabama1855
Thomas ReedColorado CountyVirginia1863
Thomas ReedDeWitt County1852
Thomas ReedFalls County
Van ReedLeon CountyAlabama1859
Warren ReedLeon CountyAlabama1852
Wash ReedBrazos County1852
Wash ReedLeon CountyTennessee1855
Washington ReedTyler CountySouth Carolina1858
WIles ReedWilliamson CountyMississippi1866
William ReedBastrop CountyVirginia1854
William ReedBexar CountyKentucky1846
William ReedGrayson CountyMissouri1861
William ReedHarrison CountyAlabama1846
William ReedKaufman CountyTennessee1866
William ReedLeon CountyGeorgia1853

Reed genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Reed in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 10 of the 76, Harrison County 8. 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 Reeds in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (14), South Carolina (9) and Virginia (9) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Reed?

Leon County (10), Harrison County (8), Brazos County (4). In all, 76 registered across 38 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 Reed appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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