Sneed · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sneed in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Sneed registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Freestone County (2), Harrison County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sneeds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sneed registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
12
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sneeds registered

Where the Sneeds were born

Birthplaces the Sneeds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi431%
North Carolina323%
Alabama215%
Georgia215%
Kentucky18%
Louisiana18%

When the Sneeds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sneeds
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
3
1850s
4
1860s
6

Every Sneed in the register

The Sneeds in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram SneedBrazos County1849
Amos SneedFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Charley SneedBowie CountyAlabama1859
Guilford SneedCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Harrison SneedGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Henry SneedHill CountyMississippi1852
J. L. SneedFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
James SneedHarrison CountyLouisiana1846
Joseph SneedHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Nelson SneedCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Oliver SneedBastrop CountyKentucky1837
Richard SneedHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1865
Standford SneedCollin CountyNorth Carolina1858
Thoo SneedAustin CountyNorth Carolina1852

Sneed genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sneed in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 2 of the 14, Harrison 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 Sneeds in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (4), North Carolina (3) and Alabama (2) 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 Sneed?

Freestone County (2), Harrison County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 14 registered across 12 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 Sneed appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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