Seerest · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Seerest in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Seerest registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Seerests registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Seerest registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Seerests registered

Texas counties where the Seerests registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Seerests reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Seerests
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Seerest in the register

The Seerests in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry SeerestFort Bend County1841

Seerest genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Seerest in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Seerest?

Fort Bend 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 Seerest appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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