Spragens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Spragens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Spragens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Spragenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Spragens registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Spragenses registered

Texas counties where the Spragenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Spragenses were born

Birthplaces the Spragenses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Spragenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Spragenses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Spragens in the register

The Spragenses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Randall SpragensHarrison CountyVirginia1850

Spragens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Spragens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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.

Where did the Spragenses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Spragens?

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

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