Small · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Small in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Small registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (2), Fort Bend County (2) and Bastrop County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Smalls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Small registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
9
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Smalls registered

Texas counties where the Smalls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County218%
Fort Bend County218%
Bastrop County19%
Bexar County19%
Bosque County19%
Brazos County19%
Fayette County19%
Galveston County19%
Hill County19%

Where the Smalls were born

Birthplaces the Smalls reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama120%
Louisiana120%
South Carolina120%
Tennessee120%
Virginia120%

When the Smalls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Smalls
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
8

Every Small in the register

The Smalls in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson SmallBexar CountyLouisiana1860
Anderson SmallGalveston County1866
Asa SmallFayette County
Austin SmallAustin CountySouth Carolina1858
Ben SmallFort Bend County1866
Daniel SmallBosque County1861
Henry SmallBastrop CountyTennessee1841
Henry SmallBrazos County1864
Joesph SmallAustin CountyAlabama1841
Stanford SmallFort Bend County1863
Tony SmallHill CountyVirginia1864

Small genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Small in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 11, Fort Bend County 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 Smalls in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Louisiana (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 Small?

Austin County (2), Fort Bend County (2), Bastrop County (1). In all, 11 registered across 9 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 Small appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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