Segrist · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Segrist in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Segrist registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tyler County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Segrists registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Segrist registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Segrists registered

Texas counties where the Segrists registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tyler County2100%

Where the Segrists were born

Birthplaces the Segrists reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
South Carolina150%

When the Segrists reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Segrists
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Segrist in the register

The Segrists in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cornelius SegristTyler CountySouth Carolina1852
James SegristTyler CountyAlabama1851

Segrist genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Segrist in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tyler County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Segrists in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and 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 Segrist?

Tyler County (2). In all, 2 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 Segrist appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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