Seay · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Seay in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Seay registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fayette County and reported South Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Seays registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Seay registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Seays registered

Texas counties where the Seays registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1100%

Where the Seays were born

Birthplaces the Seays reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Seays reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Seays
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Seay in the register

The Seays in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James SeayFayette CountySouth Carolina1853

Seay genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Seay in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette 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 Seays in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 Seay?

Fayette 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 Seay appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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