Sevris · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sevris in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sevris registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sevrises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sevris registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Sevrises registered

Texas counties where the Sevrises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Sevrises were born

Birthplaces the Sevrises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Sevrises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sevrises
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Sevris in the register

The Sevrises in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Day SevrisAustin CountyAlabama1847

Sevris genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sevris in Texas?

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

Where did the Sevrises in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Sevris?

Austin 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 Sevris appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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