Sidney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sidney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sidney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sidneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sidney registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Sidneys registered

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

When the Sidneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sidneys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Sidney in the register

The Sidneys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben SidneyFort Bend County1850

Sidney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sidney 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 Sidney?

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

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