Sessions · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sessions in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Sessions registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (1) and Hays County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sessionses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sessions registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sessionses registered

Texas counties where the Sessionses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County150%
Hays County150%

Where the Sessionses were born

Birthplaces the Sessionses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Tennessee150%

When the Sessionses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sessionses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Sessions

Every Sessions in the register

The Sessionses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew SessionsBowie CountyTennessee1865
Ellick SessionsHays CountyLouisiana1866

Sessions genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sessions in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 1 of the 2, Hays 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 look under Session as well.

Where did the Sessionses in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (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 Sessions?

Bowie County (1), Hays County (1). In all, 2 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 Sessions appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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