Samuel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Samuel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Samuel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Newton County (5), Wharton County (2) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Samuels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Samuel registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
9
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Samuels registered

Texas counties where the Samuels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County536%
Wharton County214%
Burleson County17%
Falls County17%
Fort Bend County17%
Gonzales County17%
Hays County17%
Lamar County17%
Walker County17%

Where the Samuels were born

Birthplaces the Samuels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi563%
Georgia113%
Kentucky113%
North Carolina113%

When the Samuels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Samuels
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
7
1860s
6

Variations of Samuel

Every Samuel in the register

The Samuels in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Champman SamuelHays CountyGeorgia1866
Charles SamuelFalls County
Felix SamuelNewton CountyMississippi1857
Garrett SamuelLamar CountyKentucky1861
Jacob SamuelNewton CountyMississippi1854
Levi SamuelNewton CountyMississippi1861
M. SamuelBurleson County1856
Marion SamuelWharton County1866
Martin SamuelWharton County1866
Nelson SamuelGonzales County1852
Ruben SamuelNewton CountyMississippi1857
Sam SamuelWalker CountyNorth Carolina1854
Seaborn SamuelNewton CountyMississippi1852
Tom SamuelFort Bend County1866

Samuel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Samuel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Newton County holds 5 of the 14, Wharton 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 look under Sammuel as well.

Where did the Samuels in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (5), Georgia (1) and Kentucky (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 Samuel?

Newton County (5), Wharton County (2), Burleson County (1). In all, 14 registered across 9 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 Samuel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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