Sedberry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sedberry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Sedberry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (3) and Bosque County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sedberrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sedberry registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sedberrys registered

Texas counties where the Sedberrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County375%
Bosque County125%

When the Sedberrys reached Texas

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

Every Sedberry in the register

The Sedberrys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bob SedberryBosque County1853
Elias SedberryMcLennan County1866
John SedberryMcLennan County1866
Thomas SedberryMcLennan County1866

Sedberry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sedberry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 3 of the 4, Bosque 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Sedberry?

McLennan County (3), Bosque 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 Sedberry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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