Smyth · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Smyth in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Smyth registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jasper County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Louisiana and Texas.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Smyths registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Smyth registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace

Where the Smyths registered

Texas counties where the Smyths registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jasper County3100%

Where the Smyths were born

Birthplaces the Smyths reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
Louisiana133%
Texas133%

Every Smyth in the register

The Smyths in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John SmythJasper CountyTexas
Sampson SmythJasper CountyKentucky
Solomon SmythJasper CountyLouisiana

Smyth genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Smyth in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jasper County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Smyths in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1) and Texas (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 Smyth?

Jasper County (3). In all, 3 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 Smyth appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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