Reid · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Reid in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Reid registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (3), Bastrop County (2) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Texas and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Reids registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Reid registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Reids registered

Texas counties where the Reids registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County333%
Bastrop County222%
Guadalupe County111%
McLennan County111%
Nueces County111%
San Patricio County111%

Where the Reids were born

Birthplaces the Reids reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia450%
Texas225%
Georgia113%
Tennessee113%

When the Reids reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Reids
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
5
1860s
2

Every Reid in the register

The Reids in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Beu ReidBastrop CountyTexas1848
Gabriel ReidGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
George ReidAnderson CountyGeorgia1858
Henry ReidNueces CountyVirginia1854
Henry ReidSan Patricio CountyVirginia1854
Isaac ReidMcLennan County1866
Lee ReidBastrop CountyTexas1848
Robert ReidAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Spemen ReidAnderson CountyVirginia1852

Reid genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Reid in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 3 of the 9, Bastrop 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 Reids in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (4), Texas (2) and Georgia (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 Reid?

Anderson County (3), Bastrop County (2), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Reid appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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