See · Texas · 1867 voter registration

See in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named See registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (3) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named See registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sees registered

Texas counties where the Sees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County375%
Bexar County125%

Where the Sees were born

Birthplaces the Sees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
Louisiana125%
North Carolina125%

When the Sees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sees
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every See in the register

The Sees in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Doctor SeeAustin CountyAlabama1847
Jerry SeeBexar CountyLouisiana1864
Needarm SeeAustin CountyNorth Carolina1860
Solomon SeeAustin CountyAlabama1854

See genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named See in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 3 of the 4, Bexar 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 Sees in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Louisiana (1) and North 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 See?

Austin County (3), Bexar 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 See appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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