Stephney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stephney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Stephney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stephneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stephney registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Stephneys registered

Texas counties where the Stephneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County267%
Galveston County133%

When the Stephneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stephneys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Stephney in the register

The Stephneys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Britton StephneyFort Bend County1852
William StephneyGalveston County1865
Willis StephneyFort Bend County1860

Stephney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stephney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 3, Galveston County 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Stephney?

Fort Bend County (2), Galveston County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Stephney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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