Savannah · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Savannah in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Savannah registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Savannahs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Savannah registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Savannahs registered

Texas counties where the Savannahs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Savannahs were born

Birthplaces the Savannahs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Savannahs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Savannahs
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Savannah in the register

The Savannahs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Geo SavannahFort Bend County1866
John SavannahHarrison CountyAlabama1846

Savannah genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Savannah in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison 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 Savannahs in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Savannah?

Fort Bend County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 2 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 Savannah appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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