Spiry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Spiry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Spiry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Spirys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Spiry registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Spirys registered

Texas counties where the Spirys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County7100%

Where the Spirys were born

Birthplaces the Spirys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama457%
North Carolina343%

When the Spirys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Spirys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4
1860s
3

Every Spiry in the register

The Spirys in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Coraf SpiryWalker CountyAlabama1853
George SpiryWalker CountyAlabama1858
Henry SpiryWalker CountyAlabama1861
Nelson SpiryWalker CountyNorth Carolina1862
Perry SpiryWalker CountyAlabama1862
Robert SpiryWalker CountyNorth Carolina1855
Sam SpiryWalker CountyNorth Carolina1852

Spiry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Spiry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 7 of the 7. 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 Spirys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4) and North Carolina (3) 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 Spiry?

Walker County (7). In all, 7 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 Spiry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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