Sands · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sands in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sands registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sandses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sands registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Sandses registered

Texas counties where the Sandses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Sandses were born

Birthplaces the Sandses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Sandses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sandses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Sands in the register

The Sandses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Glossen SandsHarrison CountyGeorgia1859

Sands genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sands in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 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 Sandses in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Sands?

Harrison County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Sands appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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