Roseberry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Roseberry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Roseberry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Roseberrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Roseberry registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Roseberrys registered

Texas counties where the Roseberrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County375%
Cherokee County125%

Where the Roseberrys were born

Birthplaces the Roseberrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
South Carolina125%
Tennessee125%

When the Roseberrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Roseberrys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Roseberry in the register

The Roseberrys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert RoseberryHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Anderson RoseberryHarrison CountyTennessee1851
Cornelius RoseberryHarrison CountyAlabama1850
F. RoseberryCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866

Roseberry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Roseberry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 4, 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 Roseberrys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), South Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Roseberry?

Harrison County (3), Cherokee County (1). In all, 4 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 Roseberry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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